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Offline Tonker1

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Crush Column
« on: June 12, 2016 - 02:39:21 AM »
Hi, I've searched around on the site looked at pictures online and can't find an answer to a question.

Aside from the crush can, does the e-body steering column have any inbuilt crush components, like hexagonal wire mesh? So without out the can, is it a crush column?

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Offline dodj

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Re: Crush Column
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2016 - 09:23:12 AM »
The centre shaft can collapse as well. It is a two piece column. Held with plastic pins.
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Offline Tonker1

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Re: Crush Column
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2016 - 07:36:39 AM »
The centre shaft can collapse as well. It is a two piece column. Held with plastic pins.

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The laws for power adders in my state of Australia require a crush column, this leaves options to plan and scheme at a better price!

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Re: Crush Column
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2016 - 07:40:40 AM »
The outer column shaft is not a solid tube. It's designed to split right up the center when in an accident :2cents:
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Offline Katfish

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Re: Crush Column
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2016 - 09:10:26 AM »
I know we call it a crush can, but I'd guess your chest would crush before the can?
When I had mine off to fix the turn signal switch it felt pretty stout.

I thought the collapsing lower section was the only real "safety" part of the set-up.

Anyone ever actually see the can crushed after an accident ?