Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:45:11 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Stupid Steering Wheel Question Install Replace
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Bill,
Now that you have a grip on the wheel, so to speak, did you check the
condition of the horn ring? The ring and contact finger typically wears
and can become an issue. At minimum, the ring should have a bit of
dielectric grease applied.
Should you ever have need to replace the horn ring, be sure that you
check the center of the plastic ring portion and make sure it matches
the original. I recently replaced mine with a genuine VW part, with
genuine and proper VW part number on the part, only to find that there
was a spacer in the part that was not in the original. It was not
something that was readily noticeable and I jumped through all kinds of
hoops tring to figure out why my steering wheel would fit right when it
was put back on. It would ground againd the horn ring and make the horn
sound the minute the ignition was turned on. David Beierl spent a lot of
time with me trying to figure that one out. Turned out that VW had added
a shoulder on the inside of the plastic part of the ring that acted like
a spacer. It shouldn't have been there, but it's presence would not let
the Steering wheel seat properly. Once discovered, I swapped the metal
part of the horn ring from the new part over into the old pastic part
without the shoulder. The swap was successful!! But what a pita the
whole process was. So, i'm just saying, be aware.
John
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 6/24/2011 9:04 PM, Bill Shawley wrote:
> 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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