Changing to a removable track steering wheel

[Xhilr8n]

I’m calling it a Victory.  After three times fully disassembling the steering column from the steering wheel quick release to the universal joint on the steering rack I have arrived at as close a straight steering wheel as is possible through adjusting splines alone.

 

I’m also now an intermediate level at this procedure, learning and making new tools too.  Took a test drive around the neighborhood to confirm the new steering wheel alignment and the seaworthiness of the amateur repaired machine.

 

I’m satisfied that I’ve gone as far as I want to go for now getting it straight through aligning and rotating splines at the steering rack.  The wheel is a Momo 270, 270 mm or 10.6”

 

Circumference is 33.28”   Divide by 36 splines and each spline rotates my wheel 0.92 inches.

 

This is totally consistent with my clinical observation going through the neighborhood .  About in inch counterclockwise.  I could try to hit that one more spline but would need some help I believe being that precise at the steering rack ujoint.

 

I’ll take it for now.  Thanks for all the help.

 

A major discovery is the groove in the lower column splines that allows the bolt to seat, helping locate everything.  

 

 

Edited July 7 by Xhilr8n