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someone posted a video how to repair these a couple of weeks ago
1972 New Yorker TILT STEERING COLUMN
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
No Grant would have been better.
Ar least your wheel was a, ummm......., SURVIVOR. Yah. That's it. Survivor. With patina.
So.... seriously... aside from the Grant wheel (LOL) is there a steering wheel that bolts up with no modification besides the one that it came with?
I have a rim blow steering wheel that came with it that is rough but it could be fixed (It's better than Stan's) but the center pad is missing.
I had a thought of using it in my '70, even though it's not the "correct" tilt/telescoping column. The column needs some TLC and I just want to know if it's worth screwing with or if I should trade it off to someone that really needs it.
I have a rim blow steering wheel that came with it that is rough but it could be fixed (It's better than Stan's) but the center pad is missing.
I had a thought of using it in my '70, even though it's not the "correct" tilt/telescoping column. The column needs some TLC and I just want to know if it's worth screwing with or if I should trade it off to someone that really needs it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I can't speak for the earlier wheels. Does it look like the wheels on the Formals?
NO aftermarket steering wheel will fit, nor can any be used with any available adapters to fit the Formal T&T wheel. AUsHWeK, right Bob?.
The center is unique.
I saved the center from an old wheel. My plan was to use it on a modern OEM wheel like the Caddy wheel below. Would look good and not out of place. But it's a moot point now since I found a NOS wheel.
NO aftermarket steering wheel will fit, nor can any be used with any available adapters to fit the Formal T&T wheel. AUsHWeK, right Bob?.
The center is unique.
I saved the center from an old wheel. My plan was to use it on a modern OEM wheel like the Caddy wheel below. Would look good and not out of place. But it's a moot point now since I found a NOS wheel.
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Thanks Stan, I understand now.
I just took another look at my column. The wheel is rougher than I thought it was. I wouldn't waste any time on it.
I could gut the center and adapt another wheel.... I might have a line on a repairable woodgrain wheel. I'll have to measure the depth of the dish and give it some thought. Hmmmmm.....
I just took another look at my column. The wheel is rougher than I thought it was. I wouldn't waste any time on it.
I could gut the center and adapt another wheel.... I might have a line on a repairable woodgrain wheel. I'll have to measure the depth of the dish and give it some thought. Hmmmmm.....
My wheel and column
The center hub is the same. A non-telescoping wheel has to have a 1/2" of the rear of the hub machined off with a lathe. I did this on a 1977 Charger wheel.
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