johnwill Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 The cowl is loose from the “down pipe” on my 6, so when I use overdrive, the cowl and switches rotate a bit. Was it originally tac welded to the pipe section? is there a simple fix for this, or column out? Or just put up with it? Thanks John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 I believe there were a couple of spot welds. Not always very good ones though, since reports of this don't seem to be that rare. You might try to wick some kind of adhesive into the joint, but a good fix wil probably require column out. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Ive got a 6 here where the bell has obviously come loose and its been screwed back together with very short screws so as not to contact the shaft. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trchris Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 I think they are sort of pinged together no welds when I did the bushes on my column it was also loose so I marked the position and removed, which made changing the top one easy, then used gorilla glue to glue the two together Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 To follow up on Stuart's post, maybe a couple of small blind rivets could work. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwill Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Any views on where the rivers or screws should be positioned? thanks John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 . 15 hours ago, johnwill said: Any views on where the rivers or screws should be positioned? thanks John Zoom in on this picture. There appears to be a spot weld near the neck of the cowl. I'd try to put one there, and one on the opposite side. I'm not sure if the shaft bushing extends up that far. If it does, you may have to adjust the location of the fastener. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwill Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ed_h said: . Zoom in on this picture. There appears to be a spot weld near the neck of the cowl. I'd try to put one there, and one on the opposite side. I'm not sure if the shaft bushing extends up that far. If it does, you may have to adjust the location of the fastener. Ed Thanks Ed John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Had this happened on the round Britain run a few years ago. Solved it with some big pop rivets. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Personally I used 3 short pop rivets. Short so there was no risk of cntact with the inner column. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwill Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 18 hours ago, Tim D. said: Had this happened on the round Britain run a few years ago. Solved it with some big pop rivets. Tim While on the car I assume? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Yep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwill Posted July 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 2:59 PM, Tim D. said: Had this happened on the round Britain run a few years ago. Solved it with some big pop rivets. Tim I used small rivets, but a slight contact with column now… will drive it a bit before deciding if it is ok, or a column out job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 7 hours ago, johnwill said: I used small rivets, but a slight contact with column now… will drive it a bit before deciding if it is ok, or a column out job. The rivets being soft Ali I would think will soon wear and give you some clearance. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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