Steering wheel

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 22, 04 8:12 pm

I want to put a sporty steering wheel on my '68 Dart. Can anyone advise me on the following? (a) Do I need a special tool to change the wheel? (b) Where can I get a suitable boss from, bearing in mind I quite fancy an old metalflake rim wheel, used, with a bit of patina on it? (c) My car has a horn ring, will the horn still work with an aftermarket wheel?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Sep 22, 04 8:46 pm

When I went to a Grant 'flake wheel I bought a grant boss from customVille. If you buy a new wheel it should have the horn push to fit the boss, if not secondhand will do. The boss comes with the horn push mech and this mates up with the switch mech on the column. The wheel bolts to the boss. Getting the wheel off requires a steering wheel puller or three hands to pull the wheel as you hit the lossened off nut with a hammer.

db · Post by db » Wed Sep 22, 04 9:12 pm

An' dont smak yourself in the gob when the wheel jumps off!!! (yes i did an i saw stars

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My pickup incidentally had a feature where the horn would beep when i went over a bump- combination of a bit o up-n-down play in the coloumn and a spurious earth somewhere! i now have a button on the dash...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Sep 22, 04 9:53 pm

i SERIOUSLY don't recommend the use of a hammer. Could break the bushes/bearings. Not worth the risk on something as safetly critical as that!

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Sep 22, 04 10:02 pm

Knocking the centre shaft can cause the inner shaft to collapse inside itself as it is a collapsable set up, undo the nut but do not remove it, grip both sides of the wheel and pull/wiggle it firmly and it should give and pop of the taper, this is why you leave the nut on, 1 to save your nose and 2 to stop you flying backwards !

If not, then pop to the local car parts shop and buy a little puller kit, they are cheap and you will find many uses for it !

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Sep 22, 04 10:31 pm

My shaft was solid

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Sep 22, 04 11:42 pm

well Kev, still not advisable to use a hammer on it, risk of nut damage

db · Post by db » Thu Sep 23, 04 9:33 am

what, nobody else snigger at the last two posts? I'll get me coat...

SteveCase · Post by **SteveCase** » Fri Sep 24, 04 6:32 pm

Yep paul, l suppose with a stiff shaft, there's always the risk of nut damage........................Wheres my coat too!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 26, 04 8:20 pm

Thanks for the advice guys. I will be giving it a go asap.

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