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Well, it's happened again. I got myself in a Bugeye bind.
My new Bugeye came with a beautiful Lempert solid wood steering wheel.
Problem was it was15" in diameter and made it difficult to get in the
car. I bought a 13" leather Mountney wheel and hub from Mini-Mania and
told them that the Bugeye shaft has a 5/8" diam spline, all other years
are 3/4" and M-M assured me their hub would fit. I then sold the Lempert
wheel and hub to a Lister. Of course, when I received the hub, it didn't
fit. Now I have a car with no steering wheel hub but a nice wheel.
Have any of you replaced a steering wheel on your Bugeye? If so, where
did you get the hub? The Mountney wheel has a center hole of 3 12" and a
six hole bolt circle of 4". I've already asked 7 Enterprises, Moss, and
VB - no luck. One option would be to cut off the 5/8" spline and weld on
a 3/4" one from one of my parts cars. I also have a solid shaft with the
larger spline but don't know what year car it came from and whether it
will be a direct exchange with the Bugeye shaft. Any experience here?
The way things have been going, I'm reluctant to start any new projects
with the fear that they will turn bad. Any experiences or suggestions
will be most welcome.
Bob Spruck
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<font size="+1"><font face="Arial">Well, it's happened again. I got
myself in a Bugeye bind. <br>
<br>
My new Bugeye came with a beautiful Lempert solid wood steering
wheel. Problem was it was15" in diameter and made it difficult
to get in the car. I bought a 13" leather Mountney wheel and hub
from Mini-Mania and told them that the B</font></font><font
size="+1"><font face="Arial">ugeye shaft has a 5/8" diam spline,
all other years are 3/4" and </font></font><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial">M-M assured me their hub would fit. I </font></font><font
size="+1"><font face="Arial"><font size="+1"><font face="Arial">then
sold the Lempert wheel and hub to a Lister. </font></font>Of
course, when I received the hub, it didn't fit. Now I have a car
with no steering wheel hub but a nice wheel.<br>
<br>
Have any of you replaced a steering wheel on your Bugeye? If
so, where did you get the hub? The Mountney wheel has a center
hole of 3 12" and a six hole bolt circle of 4". I've already
asked 7 Enterprises, Moss, and VB - no luck. One option would be
to cut off the 5/8" spline and weld on a 3/4" one from one of my
parts cars. I also have a solid shaft with the larger spline but
don't know what year car it came from and whether it will be a
direct exchange with the Bugeye shaft. Any experience here?<br>
<br>
The way things have been going, I'm reluctant to start any new
projects with the fear that they will turn bad. Any experiences
or suggestions will be most welcome.<br>
<br>
Bob Spruck<br>
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