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Steering wheel repair
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:32 pm
by LYNCHPIN
What is the best method of filling the gaps in the cracks in a steering wheel so the filler doesn't fall out with movement.
I was going to replace the old wheel due to cracks, but might keep it if i can repair it or have it repaired.
Cheers,
Lynchpin
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:10 pm
by FB MAD
I've got a feeling this may have been covered before in a post a while back.Will see if I can find it for ya.
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:23 pm
by FB MAD
Have a look under "Interior" section on 9/9/08 ..... "Steering Wheel Restoration".
There's some good info there from others who have done it.
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:28 pm
by EKSPCL
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:16 pm
by LYNCHPIN
G'Day Trev,
I read your reply on the post attached and was wondering how wide you have to cut the cracks out to drill the holes to get an anchor point for the Knead it.
Also, can you weaken the steering wheel by cutting the cracks too wide?
Cheers Paul
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:23 pm
by Trev
Gaps, wide enough to get a drill bit in there.
The wheel has a frame that holds it together, so I wouldn't worry about that, Trev
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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:53 pm
by oldnek
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:29 pm
by EKjimmy
where do you get kneed it from? repco and autobarn don't seem to stock it...just trying metal reinforced filler at the moment as i thought it'd give a tougher bond-but geez is it a prick to work with in small gaps!
Looks like i might have to clean it all out and start again
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:22 pm
by EKjimmy
Nevermind! got some from good old bunnings warehouse. It's a pretty interesting product...according to Selleys you can use it to:
Repair small engine parts
Fill cracks in battery cases
and
Fabricate nuts and bolts
Sounds like a minitrucker's toolkit
But seriously, hopefully this stuff will give me a good result- nu metal or whatever i was using is s*%$
Re:
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:38 pm
by oldnek
EKjimmy wrote:Nevermind! got some from good old bunnings warehouse. It's a pretty interesting product...according to Selleys you can use it to:
Repair small engine parts
Fill cracks in battery cases
Don't use it on small or any engines It cracks and gives way after a while.
Re: Steering wheel repair
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:11 pm
by ash
Personally I would use Devcon instead of "Kneed-It"
Its much, much tougher and is easier to force into small gaps.
Re: Steering wheel repair
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:58 pm
by jack_fc
ash wrote:Personally I would use Devcon instead of "Kneed-It"
Its much, much tougher and is easier to force into small gaps.
I agree 100% with ash; only prob is it's much more expensive, and last time I bought some, was only available in a relatively large quantity...
Re: Steering wheel repair
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:02 am
by artyfartymarty
i repaired my steering wheel and gave it a fresh new coat of paint a while back now...with the full cycle of the seasons the cracks are back.
they appear at the join between the original s/wheel material and the new filler....looks like the bond has failed or the plastics expand/contract at different rates.
anyone else got the same results? anyone got a solution for this i can try when its time to repaint again...other than pearlcraft?