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Originally Posted by 1971442convertible
my mech thinks the column has been out of the car bc it is loose, but i see no signs of previous collision. so these aluminum wedges are U shaped and go around the bolts that secure the U shaped bracket? What I did not understand from my mech, remember he speaks spanish, was why can't the bolts just be tightened, or maybe the can, but one of the alu. wedges is missing. i will go take a look in a few minutes to check it out.
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Actually the wedges are rectangular with slots for the studs to fit through. The wedges have ears on them that fit into openings in the U shaped bracket. They sort of snap into place. You SHOULD be able to simply tighten the nuts. If the nuts bottom out before clamping the wedges then I would guess that they have snapped out of place somehow or are missing completely.