The clocks went back, the clocks came out.

After a wind induced break (not that kind) I was back at it. The steering column was going to come out now.

A couple of bolts seemed to hold the box to the bulkhead bracket and a couple more hold the bracket to the main chassis / bulkhead bracket. Taking out the first two left the box still sitting snugly. The last two rendered it free wether by vibration or otherwise. The backer on the bulkhead was slightly less forgiving but only one bolt snapped.

Not sure these are factory specification. They may be a line worker’s fudge.

The accelerator linkages and hand throttle all came out nicely and so did the various earths, wire clips and brake line mounts. This was the start of a very tedious phase. Lots and lots of little bolts and then the electrics.

05 KD 28 has FA to the power of -0.5 electrics but not there are a lots of wires. It is however possible to workout what they all do. I have absolutely no idea what the electrickery in a modern car looks like and have no desire to find out. I am not going to bore you with the notes and pictures I took of the wiring, but suffice to say it took a long time to back engineer the loom as is (not what it will be and for which diagrams are available). Here are some of the delights I found.

The cold start switch has a broken terminal which may explain why there is no bulb in the warning light, but apart from this I can see a new loom sorting a number of issues and preventing a fire – noting that the wiring is about the only flammable (or at least meltable) non-fuel thing in 05 KD 28.

The last step was feeding the loom out of the bulk head. A careful process even though it is scrap.

Now only six bolts stood between me and reaching my goal. Surprisingly no dramas to speak of, some interest in the spacers, but most importantly no serious trouble in the bulkhead. The bolts are a little waisted.