====== Steering bars ======

^ System | [[parts:steering:start|Steering]] |
^ Handbook item | 31 |
^ Sinclair part no. | C5674 334 |
^ Hoover factory no. | //not yet identified// |

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===== Description =====
The handlebar that sits under the driver's knees, carrying both brake levers, the power switch (left grip) and the optional horn switch (right grip). Must be level, with the underside 15–20 mm above the tunnel. Clamp nut 8 Nm. On full lock the grips touching the seat are the lock stops.

===== Repairs, replacements and reproductions =====
==== Original part, then and now ====
^ Source ^ Date ^ Price ^
| ESG (Ellar Surplus Goods), Liverpool | Dec 1991 | £8.16 + VAT |
| MATCH, Rotterdam | 17 Jan 1991 | ƒ52,- excl. BTW |

===== Related parts =====
[[parts:steering:front_forks|Front forks]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bearing_set|Steering bearing set]] · [[parts:steering:steering_rod_assembly|Steering rod assembly]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bearing_carrier|Steering bearing carrier]] · [[parts:steering:steering_stem|Steering stem]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bar_cover|Steering bar cover]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bar_grips|Steering bar grips]]

===== Sources =====
  * [[docs:owners_handbook|Sinclair C5 Owner's Handbook]] (1985), pp. 30–32
  * [[docs:esg_price_list_1991|ESG parts and price list, December 1991]]
  * [[docs:match_price_list_1991|MATCH parts price list, January 1991]]
  * Further detail drawn from the [[docs:unofficial_service_manual|Unofficial Service Manual]], the [[docs:hoover_service_engineer_training_notes|Hoover service engineer training notes]] and the [[docs:hoover_assembly_sheets|Hoover assembly sheets]] where relevant