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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10476  
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Good news that no one was hurt
The plastic shrouding around the steering column comes in two half's and they are joined together with four long screw bolts and then the whole shrouding in secured to the steering column itself with three shorter screw bolts from underneath, hope this helps 
Seems like the screw bolts have come out / undone themselves  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
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18th Oct 2021 10:19pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3188  
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As Clayton says....
The 3 short screws that screw the whole shroud to the steering column are screwed into what is a counterbore in the plastic. On mine, the counterbore failed - probably because the whole binnacle which was also cracked was resting on the shroud caused the counterbores to fail. A simple solution is to use slightly longer screws, and a large penny washer. This works, and probably the strongest. But cosmetically I did not like it.. so I flattened the inside of the shroud, and glued large penny washers with PU glue on the inside to re create the counterbore. PS. On old Defenders, the 2 halfs of the shroud connect by 4 M4 screws with brass inserts molded in the top half of the shroud. On later Defenders, these were replaced by self tappings in the plastic. Some call it value engineering. I do not know when the transition happened. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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19th Oct 2021 6:21am |
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| SimpleSimon Member Since: 05 Sep 2021 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 43  
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Thanks folks, I'll have to order at least the top half, as that's what I broke trying to make it driveable. I'll have a look when it's light and see if the screws/bolts are still in place or if they've come loose and disappeared. In which case I'll have to get some screws as well! 1998 300tdi 90 Hard Top. Daily driver, dog bus, shooting wagon and ongoing project!
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19th Oct 2021 6:40am |
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| jeffersj Member Since: 23 Jan 2015 Location: Near Preston Posts: 431 
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As above but on mine as well as the self tappers there is one machined screw that keeps the lower half to the column. Jeff
Ex 1968 Series 2A Ex 90 TD5 Ex D3 Ex D4 |
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19th Oct 2021 8:52am |
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