Used MINI Steering Columns

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About Steering Columns

One of the most important components in the steering system of any motor vehicle is the MINIsteering column. The primary function of a car’s MINIsteering column is to connect the steering wheel to the steering mechanism. This enables the steering system to translate the rotating movement of the steering wheel, as the driver steers the car, to the transverse movement of the vehicle’s wheels.

Although the operation of the steering system is the principle role of the MINIsteering column it also has secondary functions, which include housing the MINIsteering column electrical wiring, which is responsible for the operation of many of the vehicle’s accessories. The MINIsteering column also hosts a variety of column switches, including those that are used to operate the windscreen wipers, the headlights, the horn, the direction indicators, the screen washers and, in higher range vehicles, the audio system, cruise control system and onboard computer.

Most modern vehicles also have a steering lock, which is housed within the MINIsteering column and many vehicle models also have the facility to raise and lower the steering wheel, via a mechanism within the MINIsteering column, to suit the height of individual drivers. Finally, certain steering columns, especially on older vehicles, also hold the gear shift control lever.

The   MINIsteering column is therefore a component with a variety of important functions.

MINI trivia

• The Mini Clubman was launched in the Summer of Love, 1969.
• It might have been a tight fit, but 27 people can fit into a Mini. The Guinness Book of Records confirmed that 27 could fit into the classic model Mini, although 28 people managed to get into the BMW Mini in 2012. The 27-person record was performed by Dani and the Miniskirts during the London to Brighton Mini-Run.
• The Oxford MINI factory has made more than 3 million cars.
• The Mini's designer, Sir Alec Issigonis, didn't like car windows that had to be rolled down. In fact, he didn't think that cars should have side windows at all!
• 10 years after he invented the Austin Mini, Sir Alec Issigonis was knighted in 1969 for his contribution to Britain.