{"id":828,"date":"2022-03-20T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/?p=828"},"modified":"2022-03-20T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:07:24","slug":"steering-columns-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/steering-columns-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Steering Column&#8217;s DONE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After chasing down the missing parts, and chasing my tail on a few things, it&#8217;s finally done and ready to go back in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_160451785_HDR.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_160451785_HDR.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_160451785_HDR.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_160451785_HDR.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption>That steering wheel nut (top) acted like it didn&#8217;t want to go on, but after chasing down alternatives for the past few weeks, I finally just threaded it on and used a set of Vise Grips to run it down. It resisted (like I was cross threading it) for a few turns, but then ran down smoothly. When I pulled it back off, there was no damage to the threads. That rusty dust on the locking plate must be the stuff that had built-up and fought me through it all. Glad THAT&#8217;S done.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175445123_HDR-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175445123_HDR-rotated.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175445123_HDR-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Got the wheel on! I had to &#8216;customize&#8217; the Grant adapter kit to make it all work, but then again that seems to be the norm (I just hope the horn&#8217;s not blaring when I connect up the power &#8211; LOL!). Also epoxied the shifter knob on and made a new indicator needle. The indicator housing was missing a small plastic bit that locks it into place, but apparently a 3\/4&#8243; sheet rock screws works just fine (and will never be seen, anyway).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175538679_HDR.jpg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175538679_HDR.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175538679_HDR.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175538679_HDR.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption>I made an indicator needle out of a piece of 3Doodler stock. I drilled a hole through the stock needle piece where its needle extension had broken off, and stuffed the 3Doodler stock into it, then cut to length. Hopefully, it&#8217;ll last awhile. It&#8217;s translucent so it might even light up with the dash lights&#8230; we&#8217;ll see, I guess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175606261_HDR-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175606261_HDR-rotated.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220320_175606261_HDR-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>All done! Ready to go back in &#8211; Yay!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After chasing down the missing parts, and chasing my tail on a few things, it&#8217;s finally done and ready to go back in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blather","category-jeep"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":833,"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions\/833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister4x4.net\/mister4x4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}