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Re: [Spridgets] Screws on Column Surround/Taking it apart

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Screws on Column Surround/Taking it apart
From: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 10:11:13 -0500
Posi - Tive.   ;-)   In my 67 years I've got to where I can identify a
Phillips head screw
just by looking closely at it....

Cheers!!
Jim

On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:23 AM, Matt P <pfeilmat@gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you sure it is Phillips or is it Pozi Drive?
>
>
> Matt P
> On Sep 30, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Jim Johnson wrote:
>
> > Dunno if it helps, but my 68 Midget has Phillips heads in the surround. I
> > undid
> > the bolts that hold the column and it dropped down just far enough to be
> > able to reach
> > all the surround screws.
> >
> > Cheers!!
> > Jim
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 5:16 PM, James Gruber
> <thistle_3619@yahoo.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Quick answer needed. Finally getting around to fixing turn signals that
> >> suddenly stopped working after I had GS and 3 friends 8,9,10, & 11 y.o
> boys
> >> playing drive Bugsy in the garage. Lots of enthusiatic horn blowing,
> head
> >> light flashing and tugging and pulling on turn signals and washer stalk.
> >> The
> >> casualty of this is turn signals no longer work and the switch cluster
> is
> >> now
> >> loose on the dash.
> >>
> >> Emergency flashers work just fine but when I flip on a
> >> turn signal I can hear a short 1/2 a click out of the TS Flasher and
> then
> >> nothing. This is on a '68 which only has a single flasher unit. Thinking
> >> since
> >> switch assembly seems loose perhaps I've lost my ground to the column if
> >> indeed one is there. Horn still works and so do wipers so that may be a
> red
> >> herring.
> >>
> >> Quick question - Screw types on column surround Phillips or
> >> Standard. There are 4 bolts I know but can you access them without
> >> unbolting
> >> the column. Last time I had it apart was > 10 years ago and I can no
> longer
> >> remember if I needed to drop the column down to get at those screws or
> not.
> >> My
> >> eyes are betraying me 10 years later and I just can't see in there any
> >> more.
> >> Who can help?
> >>
> >> BTW it was a hoot watching these kids pretend to be driving.I
> >> LMAO and even though I think these guys caused my problem I 'd have them
> >> back
> >> to see them enjoy Bugsy.
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> >
> > --
> > Cheers!!
> > Jim Johnson
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-- 
Cheers!!
Jim Johnson
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Yup.  I stay plenty busy!!
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