THE KOMBI KONNECTION

Archeress · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject: STEERING WHEEL REPAIR

Many moons ago when i was in the throes of roadworrthy i needed my steering wheel repaired and tried all manner of places to get repaired. i also rang several wreckerews and couldnt get another wheel because my bus was a change over year of 1974...so the steering column spline diamtre was different by 3 lousy ml....20 ml spline on the column but only 17 ml hole in my steering wheel...having become frustrated and fed up i repaired my own.
this is what my wheel looked like.

Pretty crappy ay?..well the wheel is coated in a plastic rubber and this can be cut off i found with a stanley knife.
I cut it all neat and glued it with kwik grip like so

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Archeress · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

I had a spare steering wheel (one that i bought but didnt fit) and agonised over butchering it for parts...obviously i did as i needed a piece or plastic/rubber to fit what was missing on my wheel..i also cut off the top edge of the diameter. I found that using a whole rectangular piece almost cut perfect to size didnt work as my two wheels...one butchered and one being repaired...were different circumference sizes so the plastic i glued on wouldnt stay stuck no matter how long i clamped it....so i had an epiphany (brainwave) i tesselated it and glued on small pieces (thus reducing the circumference pressure)...like so

then i bought some plastic putty from a hardware store and after the pieces were stuck fast i filled it all in so it looked like this.....

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Archeress · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject:

Then when the putty had set i sanded it back using progressively finer wet dry sand paper. until it was looking like these pics

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Archeress · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

Now i know in the pics they dont look very smooth but trust me...smoother than a babys bottom.

then i used a grey undercoat cheap rattle can and then after that....a couple coats of a gloss enamel..i could have used a rubber based paint but i was going the cheap way out...still worked though.
Finished pics..

TA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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Westair · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

I think you have made everybodys day- Talk about Better Home and Gardens.

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OberonViking · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject:

Brilliant! Beautiful! I love DIY, I'm not letting any professional near my bus, and this is great inspiration. Thank you.
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1979 Bay Window Microbus (Restoration for daily driver due Xmas 2008 - well, some time in '09
1976 DC (daily driver - when it is running...)

Diddlie · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject:

You are one talented lady Kel.
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Scotia · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject:

see guys, us girls can do it if we really want to! Way to go Kelly, an inspiration to us all.
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Archeress · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

AWWW SHUCKS FOLKS..Twas nuthin....seriously sometimes you just have to muck in and have a go..doesnt always work out but its good to personalise in a world where we rapidly are losing our individuality...
This has been a paid announcement by the labour par....lol you know what i mean...when i have organised my sliding windows i will be tackling paint and rust repair so i will photograph as i go..........
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BJ · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

Well done I am very impressed.... looks like new Razz

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