Alan,
Your escutcheon is the right one for the adjustable wheel and locking
collar. There should be no triangular backing plate in behind at all. The 3
tabs must be splayed and bent outboard and curve around to secure the ring
into position against the back side of the dash.
Rich
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From: "Alan Bromfield" <bluehealey@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:17 PM
To: "Healey Mail List" <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] BN4 Steering Escutcheon ring
> Team........
> See my post at
> http://tinyurl.com/386tp7x
> which has pictures to accompany the text.
> I am fitting the escutcheon ring to the dash and having a bit of
> trouble. From the parts manual two different rings are available and
> it may be that I have the wrong one for my adjustable steering
> column/wheel. The escutcheon assembly consists of a triangular backing
> plate that goes behind the dash. The finisher ring is then inserted
> from the front and the legs bent around the backing plate to hold the
> assembly together sandwiching the dash panel between them.
>
> Is this correct? The tabs are visible and ugly!
>
> It doesn't look right to me. Is that because I have the escutcheon for
> a non-adjustable setup?
> If so how does the adjustable set up differ?
>
> Thanks.............
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