David, I think you might a like a Vanagon Yoda, you knew before I did that damn spacer wasn't far enough down! You gently nudged me in the right direction, steering wheel is on! Your online pics helped a lot. Basically I had the steering wheel lock housing mounted in the most distal position, I loosened the allen bolt and tapped the space down with a big socket and it went right on. Ryan > Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:46:36 -0400 > To: easywind1975@hotmail.com > From: dbeierl@attglobal.net > Subject: RE: Stupid Steering Wheel Question Install Replace > > At 09:34 PM 6/24/2011, Bill Shawley wrote: > >The problem is getting the actual steering wheel to go on the > >splines of the shaft, it won't even get started but I'm pretty sure > >it is a technique thing on my end. > > Bill, the Vanagon wheels I've worked with did not require any effort > at all to fit onto the splines ('84, '85, '85, '89). You simply set > them on top and wiggle gently and they slide right down. > > Look at > https://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/VanagonSteeringColumn#5595571306868513906 > . Is the spacer inserted onto the column as shown there? > > Yrs, > d > > |
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