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Mad Mac · 08-10-2018, 04:52 PM

When reconditioning my 7 tooth column, I was very pleased to find a steering shaft in very good condition, until I noticed that the inside of the shaft was totally blocked with rusted horn/lighting tube. Easy, I thought - just blow it out with compressed air. No! that didn't work, so I tried to drill it out with a drill bit welded to a long rod. That didn't work either and I was very lucky to retrieve the rod after it got totally stuck twice. Anyone got any ideas? Its too good a shaft to give up on.

08-10-2018, 04:52 PM	#1
Mad Mac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: New Zealand Posts: 366	Horn tube stuck in shaft When reconditioning my 7 tooth column, I was very pleased to find a steering shaft in very good condition, until I noticed that the inside of the shaft was totally blocked with rusted horn/lighting tube. Easy, I thought - just blow it out with compressed air. No! that didn't work, so I tried to drill it out with a drill bit welded to a long rod. That didn't work either and I was very lucky to retrieve the rod after it got totally stuck twice. Anyone got any ideas? Its too good a shaft to give up on.