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2013/05/25 15:06:19 (permalink)
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New steering wheel advice needed

I have just got my new rack in so thought I would change my tired old saas wheel. Has anyone bought a new steering wheel lately? Is anyone still making boss kits?

Also is there any replacement bearings around for the upper column bearing or is it a custom make job these days?

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    mud
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    Re:New steering wheel advice needed 2013/05/25 15:43:49 (permalink)
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    I bought a boss of ebay around 12 months ago for my Mk1 Escort.
     
    Here - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-ESCORT-MK1-CORTINA-MK1-CAPRI-STEERING-BOSS-KIT-/140979882477?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20d30e49ed

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    Re:New steering wheel advice needed 2013/05/25 16:16:34 (permalink)
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    I have a brand new MKI boss kit that is a slim design to move the wheel further away from you.
     
    I bought it off eBay and the dude said it would Fit a MKII.  No such luck.
     
    $30 plus post and it's yours.
     
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    Re:New steering wheel advice needed 2013/05/26 20:35:14 (permalink)
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    I think the ones that are for escort, cortina and capri are just sayting that the spline size is the same.
     
    The probem with the capri is that the taper is inside the plastic column cover so the OD of the boss at the position of the taper must be 63mm or less.  My old saas boss was machined down to fit, and has a 75mm PCD but most new wheels seem to be 70mm
     
    Matt, is yours small enough to fit?  What's the pcd?
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    Re:New steering wheel advice needed 2013/05/27 10:04:18 (permalink)
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    Not sure of the exact PCD but it fits a MKI escort if that helps.
     
    Cheers
     
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    Re:New steering wheel advice needed 2013/05/27 16:41:53 (permalink)
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    I recently swapped a SAAS wheel to a MOMO one and it fitted onto the same boss.
     
     

     
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