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Title: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: nc35 on July 10, 2010, 08:23:10 pm

Hi All

Just finished fitting TC's old steering wheel.
Not a easy with VAGCOM as I expected, but it all works perfectly now.

Except when turning (more than steering) the new wheel rubs on the steering column cowl.

Any ideas what. Have done wrong?

Cheers

Lee

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: Top Cat on July 10, 2010, 08:25:06 pm

Did you take your old wheel off first.  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: nc35 on July 10, 2010, 08:27:35 pm

Wondered what I had done wrong.

VAGCOM was a bitch. Couldn't clear the error codes for About 1 1/2 hrs.
Then it cleared itself. Can't explain it.

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: Top Cat on July 10, 2010, 08:29:15 pm

The only thing i can think of, is you have a slightly different cowl designed before the paddles. Is it the actual paddles catching.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: nc35 on July 10, 2010, 08:44:10 pm

No that's the weird bit.
More like I haven't put the cowl back on properly.
I have checked a couple of times.

If you push up on the lower cowl it helps. As we are only talking a mm or two.

Btw screws never arrived. What were they for?

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: 182_blue on July 10, 2010, 08:58:36 pm

Theres two thin strips at the front, or should be, ensure these are properly located, i had it on my edition 30, basically a pin had got bent and was rubbing

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: Top Cat on July 10, 2010, 09:01:59 pm

Quote from: nc35 on July 10, 2010, 08:44:10 pm

Btw screws never arrived. What were they for?

 

 :chicken:  It was just one screw and it held the gubbins to the back of the actual paddle.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Anyone had issues with steering wheel rubbing on column cowl?
Post by: mb on July 10, 2010, 09:25:57 pm

My steering wheel starting rubbing on the cowl for no reason a while ago.  I just got a trim removal tool and levered it back, hasn't rubbed since!