Collapsible steering shaft removal

Collapsible steering shaft removal

heres how ah did it....

you can either remove the bonnet or shove it straight up using a big stick as a prop, make sure your wheels and steering wheel are pointing straight ahead.
you should then see this...



Put a mark on the top uj and the bit it fits onto for lining things back up later.
Next remove the two bolts from the top uj.....









then the same again with the bottom uj's...





It might be a good idea to give the shafts a squirt with Wd or summit and a clean around the uj's.
All that's left to do is wriggle the shafts back and forth a bit until it comes off.....




Check to see if your uj's or the collapsible bit is ok and refitting is pretty much the reverse.
Job done



It might be an idea to check what condition the rubber is like in the collapsible bit, mines was starting to come apart. Luckily I had a spare shaft.
If you look at the first shaft, you should see the rubber coming away....



just a pic of the new uj's on the cleaner shaft......



and finaly in the bus...