[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 3, Issue 333

[Michael Lempert]

Yes, there were standards. MANY.  The non-adjustable wheels and shafts were 
different than the adjustable, but all non-adjustable were the same and all 
adjustable were the same. The adjustable columns were 48 spline count and 
about 3/4 in diameter, and the non-adjustable were 50 spline count and a 
small fraction larger in diameter (without getting out the caliper to 
refresh my memory). While the 48 spline was a very commonly used one (Jag, 
MGA, Morgan, Mini, and many others) I have only known Healey to use the 50 
count. To give you some idea of it's rarity, I cannot find a broaching shop 
in all of England that has the broach for it, but they all have the 48 
counts.

If you could provide me with a picture of your wheel, I may be able to tell 
you more.

Regards,
Mike Lempert
http://www.lempertwheels.com

> I have a non-adjustable steering wheel that was restored by Koch's here in
> California.  While the restoration job was quite satisfactory, there is
> another problem.  The splines in the hub of this steering wheel do not fit
> the steering shaft splines of my steering box/shaft.  The splines on the
> steering box shaft are a larger OD that the inner diameter of the top of 
> the
> splines in the steering wheel hub.  What's up with that?   Are there no
> standards here, or are there different steering wheels for different 
> years?
> Besides that, the splines are crumbling at one end of the steering wheel
> hub.  Is there a fix such as a bushing for this? Or, am I destined to go 
> to
> Moss for a replacement?
> Mike MacLean
> 56 BN2
> 60 AN5