Thread: 32 column???????????

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Well I got the steering installed but the column goes through the firewall with about a third of the hole on the edge of the deep indent for the motor in the Bebops firewall. Most of the pictures above have a hole through a flat place but I need some sort of large rubber grommet that will mold to the curved surface. So far I have tried to make a grommet out of rubber tubing and grooved fender welt but they do not conform well. What I really need is a large rubber grommet that will deform to the curved surface. I also tryed cutting the rubber center out of a roof gasket for the breather pipe of a house sewage ventilation. The 2" hole of the roof gasket fits the 2" column nicely but the flat rubber will not conform to the curved surface. I can still try to use silicone sealer to glue whatever grommet I can find to the curved surface. Any suggestions?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Since posting this I have found two sites on the Internet that offer large rubber grommets and ordered one so we will see how it fits what is really and oval hole/