Close but not close enough…
After finally tracking down a steering column for my car, it appears there are 2 different types in early corollas. Both have the same mounting, length and ignition barrel, but one has a slightly larger diameter upper section. I think the larger comes from a KE35 and above.
Doesn’t sound like a big deal but that increased size causes the column to rest on a crossmember near the pedal box making it very difficult to mount to the firewall, but not impossible.
I decided on the KISS principal and went to track down the smaller column.
A quick trip to the local wrecker and I had a bare column from a KE30 corolla. Luckily for me all the accessories like switch gear are interchangeable between columns. Within minutes I had the new column with all the old switch gear mounted.
To fit the slimmer column all that is required is a bit of a trim of the standard firewall mounting plate, a couple of new bolt holes, and it bolts straight in.
![Steeringcolumns](https://i0.wp.com/clubman7.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Steeringcolumns.png?w=1080)
Above is the later model and the KE30 is below.
Make sure you do get the appropriate mounting bracket as they do vary from column to column.
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