I do things slow and try not to do something I can't undo later. For now, I will be sticking with the stock steering wheel but I need to clean it up a bit. It looks like I can get the pads between the spokes off fairly easily but the big question is, are they easy to put back on?
In an moment I was sitting in the car which is on jackstands with the garage door open. To get the wheel off I sat where the seats used to be and was twisting and pulling and making faces. People driving by gave me the fisheye and I was waiting for the neighbor to come by and make "Varoom, Varoom" noises. But...one...more...yank...
Rick
Constantly working on the Datsun whenever I get around to it.
1968 SPL 311
1987 Toyota MR2 T-top (don't hate, wife's car)
2014 Ford Mustang convertible
SPF 50
Mine look like they are glued on. Harder to get off IMO.
On another note. The PO of my 69, had it in his garage since 86. His neighbors didn't even know he had it. (a neighbor came over to see what all the commotion was about when we were loading it on the trailer and packing the truck full of the other stuff).
David
"When we were standing next to the motor while on the dyno, and the motor hit VVL, eyes went watery.."
You are of course, pushing down and twisting to the left (I think) to get the center horn button off, right? Otherwise you tear it off... and end up getting a new steering wheel!
25 years ago I got caught by my roommates in college sitting in my newly discovered Roadster, falling deeper in love... they made vroom vroom noises, laughed and pointed... later they understood... oh, did I make them understand!
After I got the wheel off the car, I pulled the leatherish wrapped cover off and remember I put it on because the outer rim is cracked.
I pushed the pads to the wide end of the spokes and pushed with a screwdriver in the channel on the back. They came off pretty easily. Sanded off the surface rust, maksed off the outer bit and gave it a coat of primer followed by some black "hammer finish" paint I had that disguised any rust pitting. The pads went back on with out too much trouble by putting one side on the spoke and pushing the other with a screwdriver.
On the car part wish list is a new wheel someday.
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Rick
Constantly working on the Datsun whenever I get around to it.
1968 SPL 311
1987 Toyota MR2 T-top (don't hate, wife's car)
2014 Ford Mustang convertible
SPF 50
moment I was sitting in the car which is on jackstands with the garage door open. To get the wheel off I sat where the seats used to be and was twisting and pulling and making faces. People driving by gave me the fisheye and I was waiting for the neighbor to come by and make "Varoom, Varoom" noises. But...one...more...yank...
