Steering wheel repair

[Reverend_Jay]

Hey all i was just wondering what is the best method to repair a cracked and broken steering wheel. I would like to use my original three spoke wheel but it is in definite need of some tlc.

[fordman]

they sell kits to redo them,. i read that others used jbweld.

[FORDification]

The steering wheel repair kits use an epoxy to fill in the cracks, and then you'd need to sand it down and paint it, just like a regular body panel.

Here's one at POR-15.com:

http://www.por15.com/STEERING-WHEEL-REP ... info/SWRK/

[bjde0b]

I just did mine. The cracks weren't too bad. I used glazing putty (evercoat brand). For the groves I sanded them with 220 grit wrapped around a toothpick. I also used toothpicks to apply the filler.

I painted it with SPI Epoxy Black. Turned out great.

[Reverend_Jay]

Hey that looks awesome! thanks for the info. mine is cracked pretty bad yet but if I can repair it I want to use as much of my original truck as i can because it was my first truck.

[nmu91]

Would JB-Weld work to fill in the cracks instead?

[FORDification]

I've never actually tried JB Weld, but I'd have to think that because the steering wheel and the JB Weld are made of different materials, they're going to expand/contract and different rates and end up cracking again.

[sargentrs]

I watched this the other day. Pretty good tutorial regardless of the material you use to patch it. There's two parts to the video.

Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIEM7r_BRw0

Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EzPmNyoSws