Just got a ticket on 'erselfs Pug - 90/G pikey-spec 1.1 205 - with no
problem whatsoever, except for an advisory on the steering column UJ.

Apparently, it's "a little loose". It's been flagged as "slight play" and
"slightly deteriorated" on the yellow sheet.

When we got the car last year, it was the opposite - a bit stiff and
notchy, but nothing a quick spray with WD didn't cure.

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:50:46 +0100, Adrian wrote:

Just got a ticket on 'erselfs Pug - 90/G pikey-spec 1.1 205 - with no
problem whatsoever, except for an advisory on the steering column UJ.

Apparently, it's "a little loose". It's been flagged as "slight play" and
"slightly deteriorated" on the yellow sheet.

When we got the car last year, it was the opposite - a bit stiff and
notchy, but nothing a quick spray with WD didn't cure.

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?

If it comes off it's dead easy. But it's probably rusted solid to the
column by now. & the column won't want to come off the rack...

"Adrian" wrote in message
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Just got a ticket on 'erselfs Pug - 90/G pikey-spec 1.1 205 - with no
problem whatsoever, except for an advisory on the steering column UJ.

Apparently, it's "a little loose". It's been flagged as "slight play" and
"slightly deteriorated" on the yellow sheet.

When we got the car last year, it was the opposite - a bit stiff and
notchy, but nothing a quick spray with WD didn't cure.

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?


on lots of cars these days the UJ is actually inside by the drivers feet and
is really easy to change, I don't usually work on French stuff so it is not
one I am familiar with unfortunately.

"Adrian" wrote in message
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Just got a ticket on 'erselfs Pug - 90/G pikey-spec 1.1 205 - with no
problem whatsoever, except for an advisory on the steering column UJ.

Apparently, it's "a little loose". It's been flagged as "slight play" and
"slightly deteriorated" on the yellow sheet.

When we got the car last year, it was the opposite - a bit stiff and
notchy, but nothing a quick spray with WD didn't cure.

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?


on lots of cars these days the UJ is actually inside by the drivers feet and
is really easy to change, I don't usually work on French stuff so it is not
one I am familiar with unfortunately.

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"Adrian" wrote in message
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Just got a ticket on 'erselfs Pug - 90/G pikey-spec 1.1 205 - with no
problem whatsoever, except for an advisory on the steering column UJ.

Apparently, it's "a little loose". It's been flagged as "slight play" and
"slightly deteriorated" on the yellow sheet.

When we got the car last year, it was the opposite - a bit stiff and
notchy, but nothing a quick spray with WD didn't cure.

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?


on lots of cars these days the UJ is actually inside by the drivers feet
and is really easy to change, I don't usually work on French stuff so it
is not one I am familiar with unfortunately.



I wouldn't have used WD40.
If there are any rubber bushings it can cause them to go too slippy.

I had this with my wife's car - I sprayed various gearchange linkages and
bushes. Within a short time it needed to be replaced as the rubber had gone
soft.

"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?

If it comes off it's dead easy. But it's probably rusted solid to the
column by now. & the column won't want to come off the rack...

Thanks. You're almost as much help as MrCheerful was... grin

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:18:56 -0000, Adrian wrote:

"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?

If it comes off it's dead easy. But it's probably rusted solid to the
column by now. & the column won't want to come off the rack...

Thanks. You're almost as much help as MrCheerful was... grin

WEll it tends to split off the upper column without any grief, but be well
stuck to the lower one, which may or may not come out of the steering
rack. I've heard some quite loud bangs whilst splitting them off with the
hydraulic spreader, so either be prepared to reassemble it or make sure
you've got a vice, a big hammer & some drifts available before you star,
it's not a very difficult job, IIRC (it's a bit since I've seen one)
splitting it from the top column & & slackening the rack off was easiest,
but if you've got a couple of axle stands, some ring spanners, a socket
set a Haynes book of lies & a hammer it's not difficult.

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"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?

If it comes off it's dead easy. But it's probably rusted solid to the
column by now. & the column won't want to come off the rack...

Thanks. You're almost as much help as MrCheerful was... grin

WEll it tends to split off the upper column without any grief, but be
well stuck to the lower one, which may or may not come out of the
steering rack. I've heard some quite loud bangs whilst splitting them
off with the hydraulic spreader, so either be prepared to reassemble it
or make sure you've got a vice, a big hammer & some drifts available
before you star, it's not a very difficult job, IIRC (it's a bit since
I've seen one) splitting it from the top column & & slackening the rack
off was easiest, but if you've got a couple of axle stands, some ring
spanners, a socket set a Haynes book of lies & a hammer it's not
difficult.

Right, ta.

It's bloody staying, then, until it's a real problem or I'm in there for
something else. grin

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:35:00 +0100, Adrian wrote:

"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

What's the score? Bugger to replace, or fairly straightforward?

If it comes off it's dead easy. But it's probably rusted solid to the
column by now. & the column won't want to come off the rack...

Thanks. You're almost as much help as MrCheerful was... grin

WEll it tends to split off the upper column without any grief, but be
well stuck to the lower one, which may or may not come out of the
steering rack. I've heard some quite loud bangs whilst splitting them
off with the hydraulic spreader, so either be prepared to reassemble it
or make sure you've got a vice, a big hammer & some drifts available
before you star, it's not a very difficult job, IIRC (it's a bit since
I've seen one) splitting it from the top column & & slackening the rack
off was easiest, but if you've got a couple of axle stands, some ring
spanners, a socket set a Haynes book of lies & a hammer it's not
difficult.

Right, ta.

It's bloody staying, then, until it's a real problem or I'm in there for
something else. grin

Well it's worth a gander, sometimes they really do just slide off like the
book says and then it's not an "oh ******** now I have to do it job"

"Duncan Wood" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

WEll it tends to split off the upper column without any grief, but be
well stuck to the lower one, which may or may not come out of the
steering rack. I've heard some quite loud bangs whilst splitting them
off with the hydraulic spreader, so either be prepared to reassemble
it or make sure you've got a vice, a big hammer & some drifts
available before you star, it's not a very difficult job, IIRC (it's a
bit since I've seen one) splitting it from the top column & &
slackening the rack off was easiest, but if you've got a couple of
axle stands, some ring spanners, a socket set a Haynes book of lies &
a hammer it's not difficult.

Right, ta.

It's bloody staying, then, until it's a real problem or I'm in there
for something else. grin

Well it's worth a gander, sometimes they really do just slide off like
the book says and then it's not an "oh ******** now I have to do it job"

Furry muff. Need to clean & paint the bulkhead under the servo, anyway -
it had a servo just before we bought it, and it sounds like the numpty
who did it was a little careless with the brake fluid. No rot, just no
paint.