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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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Aftermarket settering wheel ?

I just got a Grant steering wheel, and it doesnt go down all the way to the cluster, there is about a 4mm gap. I'm wondering if its not on all the way.

Whats yours like?
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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I got a momo, no gap
are you sure the turn signal notch is on right?
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 04:56 PM
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Yeah because they turn w/ the steering wheel (you can see them inside), and they are not being crushed, they are just partially inside the hole.

Hm. I Tightened it down hella hard, but it looks like it still needs to go in some more.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 07:18 PM
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I had the same problem, Just keep playing with it. it will slowly go down. You kind of bench press it into plce, not a bad work out.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 08:01 PM
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Which grant? Is it the adapter? Or the wheel itself? Sounds like the adapter but wanna be sure.
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 01:35 AM
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ya i have a gsl steering wheel on mine, got it all the way down, but it will move back and fourth by about a inch, annoying as hell since the blinkers wont work


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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 01:36 AM
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yeh mine is like that..

i have a grant which i needed to get a custom boss kit made...

also this lil metal thing that reaches the metal part so that the horn works..


and my turn signal notch thing is broken.. i wanna fix it

anyone got any ideas
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 05:00 AM
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Its the adapter, the splined hub that goes over the splined shaft (steering column). Perhaps just tightening it down a bit, day by day, by day, i can get it all the way down. oh, and its THIS grant:

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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 05:21 AM
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And carl could you please correct my dyslexia in the title? its supposed to say "steering" wheel, not settering wheel.

m"I nto lysdexlic, ohnest!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 09:35 AM
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Done. Geoff, you did align the splines when you put the adapter on right? Ive never had any problem with one of those. Maybe remove it and check the shaft splines and adapter. A little clean up with a file and/or sandpaper may be necessary. Just roaching down something is never the right way to get it to work. You will most surely break something. I have the same hub (different wheel) on my DD.
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 09:37 AM
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Originally posted by snake eyes<l><l>
ya i have a gsl steering wheel on mine, got it all the way down, but it will move back and fourth by about a inch, annoying as hell since the blinkers wont work


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The whole thing moves in and out an inch? Your column shear pins have been sheared. They need to be replaced.
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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Originally posted by timmya2
yeh mine is like that..

i have a grant which i needed to get a custom boss kit made...

also this lil metal thing that reaches the metal part so that the horn works..


and my turn signal notch thing is broken.. i wanna fix it

anyone got any ideas
SOunds like you need a replacement combination switch. Which is the whole thing.
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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The whole thing moves in and out an inch? Your column shear pins have been sheared. They need to be replaced.
great.... gotta add that to the shopping list..

they better to get used or new?

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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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Search here. We had some good stuff on fixing this a while back.

http://www.mazspeed.com/forum/main.php
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 07:38 PM
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Hm. Well i know its aligned right... cause one way it woulndt go on at all, the other way it would slide down a bit.

What do you reccomend? griding the teeth down a bit or what?
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 07:58 PM
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Ok, really dumb question. You sure you got the right hub adapter? What part number did you buy? What do you mean one way it fits, one way it dont? It should fit in many ways cause of teh splines.
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 08:47 PM
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not to be a dick...but I say take it back and get a momo...seems like thats some shady craftsmanship on grant's part.

There are killer deals on momos on eBay all the time.
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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part 3597. The package was open when i got it, so maybe thats what it is.

No man this grant wheel is friking FABULOUS. oh man, its the best upgrade to the feel of the car i've made yet (its so much easier to control the car w/ it!!!!)
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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well, if nothing else, it looks damned good!! How much of a space are we talking here? I know mine has like half an inch and that's with the stock steering wheel. (might not be quite that much, but...
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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well, if nothing else, it looks damned good!! How much of a space are we talking here? I know mine has like half an inch and that's with the stock steering wheel. (might not be quite that much, but...
yeah, I'm an idiot... I went back and looked at ioTus's orriginal post.

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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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3597 is the right one. I dunno man. I dont have a column surround, so I dont know how the fit would be. IF your saying the adapter doesnt sit flush with the flat end of the column, thats normal AFAIK. Is it engaging the horn contact ok?
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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maybe the adapter fits pre 84 cars better...know anyone with an earlyer FB/SA that you can test fit it on?

let me post ***** some pictures of a MOMO fitment
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 07:11 PM
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Yeah, yours sits all the way flush to the plastic cover of the console. i'll take pictures of mine sometime. hell i'll go take them now.

Be back in a few.
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