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Offline V8_bloke_28

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Cracked steering wheel
« on: March 05, 2015, 05:58:59 AM »
Hi. I have a rim blow wood grain steering wheeling my 69 mach 1 and it has a crack on the rim.
Is there anything I can do to repair it or do I just get a new one?
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Cracked steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2015, 05:29:18 PM »
You can repair it yourself - effort, time and the right product with = the quality of the finished product. Believe a number of members here have attempted this

Think there are small businesses that repair these for a fee

Or you can purchase a reproduction. Will let others comment about how good or bad they are
Jeff Speegle

Anything worth doing is worth doing concours ;)

Offline Hawkeye

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Re: Cracked steering wheel
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2015, 07:50:16 PM »
My '64 1/2 steering wheel is also cracked, but it's not on the rim part, but the middle area where it goes onto the steering column.
Is that part of the wheel repairable, or do I need a new one?
I was going to buy a new one until the recent Mustang Monthly article showing how to repair it, but it didn't have damage in that area, and I'm wondering if that's a structural area, instead of cosmetic like around the rim.
Any thoughts/recommendations?

Offline 69cobrajetrugae2

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Re: Cracked steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2015, 07:02:04 AM »
Buy a new one, don't restore it.  It's a friggin nightmare. 

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Re: Cracked steering wheel
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Offline Aussiemach

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Re: Cracked steering wheel
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2015, 07:46:06 PM »
http://www.rimblowrestorations.co.nz/

I highly recommend Gary McNeill of Rimblow Restorations, I have had 3 steering wheels restored by him. I chose him after getting photo's of work from restorers worldwide at the time.
1969 Mach 1 351w FMX Built in San Jose, February 26 1969