nooooooooooooooooooooooo their has to be another way of getting a new steering colloum and box in without taking the engine out lol thats a ####ing pain isnt it

would they be the same as a 1200 sedan?> i got a ute..

also what part do i need dattto man

but it took 5hrs to get the engine in the holes haha :(

With the CA18, you have to drop the engine crossmember and remove the engine mounts from the engine. Leave the engine hanging in the bay on a engine crane, or block and tackle.

You also need to remove the sway bar.

There's a Haynes 1200 workshop manual for download on my website in the link below \/

i have the same problem at laney had :(

and my car is all together with a ca18det just have to plug wiring in and do fuel system.. :(

to fix the steering thing.. do u have to take the steering box off??

if so.. can u do it with the engine in?

cheers Ben

The actual steering column: the bit connected to the steering wheel with the gear stuff on the end that sits inside the steering box.

This column is made of two parts top and bottom. it it made to collapse in an accident. All that keeps the two bits as one piece are bits of nylon injected into the shaft when the nylon is VERY VERY HOT.

When you bash the column these nylon bits are sheered off and the two pieces of the steering column can move up and down, and basically work like crap.

You need to pull it all apart again to fix this.

Column moving up and down..easy, you have broken the nylon 'crush pins' from being too rough with the steering wheel when pulling it off. Never Never never be rough with a collapsible steering column.

I've done this too. It's a bit tricky to fix. You need to line up the holes, so the column is the right length, and then, using a large syringe, pump araldite into the holes where the nylon has fallen out. Hold it all still until the araldite cures.

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i actualy fount today that my steering coloum is movin up and down when i turn it this may help some 1 identify to me whats wrong