Steering column through bulkhead - WASHERS ???

[JeanClaude]

Hello,<br>
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I just wanted to change the lower steering column bush, but I had to take the complete column apart to get her of the car because the knuckle joint in the engine bay was impossible to get of the column shaft. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START >: --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... ns/mad.gif ALT=">:"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
Now I read in my manual that there should be a plastic washer inside the car and a metal washer in the engine bay ... <br>
My steering shaft has a thick bend washer welded onto it IN the car and no other washer ?????????<br>
Also the metal plate witch bolts to the bulkhead is bend.<br>
Can anybody tell me if the thick washer is originally welded on the shaft, and if the metal plate is originally bend.<br>
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See also my pictures on the Triumphowners site.<br>
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http://www.triumphowners.com/519<br>
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Many thanks.<br>
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Jean-Claude

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