At 07:15 PM 4/15/2009, Matt Drew wrote: >Yeah, scraping is at the steering wheel. >So just hit the contact point with some WD-40? If you take off the steering wheel you'll be able to tell if the ring contact is worn through. I rebuilt one once, using nickel-silver brazing rod formed in a ring; but probably more sensible to buy a new one if needed.
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