RE: SteeringHousings

[jbade@domain.elided]

>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:26:34 -0500
>From: alice@domain.elided
>Subject:
>
>Somewhere in the Scout2 production, they swapped the steering
>column housing (the large round part where the key sticks in) from
>aluminium to plastic.  I think the internal bearings changed as well.
>And I suppose there are different flavors for tilt and nontilt steering.
>
>When were the aluminium column housings phased out?
>Mark

Mark,

If memory serves me correctly the original should be Die Cast.  The only
plastic ones I've seen have been Aftermarket replacement units.

Jeff Bade
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