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Steering wheel stuck all the way up

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by pete159, Aug 18, 2021.

  1. Aug 18, 2021 #1
    pete159

    pete159 Light Load Member

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    Is it legal to drive with your steering wheel up all the way? The cable snapped in my Volvo and it stuck there I drove it to the rest area it seems pretty easy to drive now that I'm used to it is there any law against that? I'm still in the same amount of control of the truck I just raised my seat a little bit
     
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  3. Aug 18, 2021 #2
    Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Nothing illegal about it, just uncomfortable. Lol. I had one snap in Portland on a KW I was driving and it was a long trip back to Missoula.
     
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  4. Aug 19, 2021 #2
    DrummingTrucker

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    Must not be illegal, see many 500 lbers driving every day with the steering wheel all the way up to clear that belly.
     
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  5. Aug 19, 2021 #3
    Ridgeline

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    It can get hazardous, so get it fixed.
     
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  6. Aug 19, 2021 #4
    Dockbumper

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    Make sure to raise your seat as high as possible and slide the seat real close to the windshield.....so close that you can lick the glass. :rolleyes:
     
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  8. Aug 20, 2021 #5
    86scotty

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    It's a cheap part and an easy fix after you do it about 3 times. I've done mine 4 times. I get about a year out of that lousy cable design. The part, including the pedal, is like $25 and every Volvo dealer has lots of em on hand because they break all the time.

    I thought about making a video on how to do it but it's too hard to see or get a camera under there.
     
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  9. Aug 20, 2021 #6
    TripleSix

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    A stuck up steering wheel. How arrogant!
     
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