[Healeys] Steering Wheel Hub and Shaft Spline Fit

[Bob Spidell]

These--well, similar--have come in handy quite a few times for me:

*https://tinyurl.com/ugbe65s*
*
*However, I think something else might be at play if the hub comes to a 
hard stop.


On 1/26/2020 4:30 PM, warthodson--- via Healeys wrote:
> I had a similar difficulty. Since it would go part way on I concluded 
> that the either the splines on the shaft or in the hub or both were 
> the issue. I used a very small triangular file, available in some 
> hobby stores, and spent some time "cleaning" both the shaft & the hub 
> splines until I got them to slide together smoothly. The file needs to 
> be tapered to a very fine point & I recall using only the tip portion 
> to be sure I was not rounding off the top/tip of the splines. Clean 
> the filings out periodically & test the fit.
> Gary H.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net>
> To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 26, 2020 6:10 pm
> Subject: [Healeys] Steering Wheel Hub and Shaft Spline Fit
>
> Hello,
> Has anyone experienced a problem fitting the steering wheel onto the 
> splined steering shaft? I can get the steering wheel hub to go onto 
> the shaft the length of the collet but then it hits a dead stop. I 
> have checked both the male and female splines and there are no obvious 
> problems. The steering wheel is from a Mk 1 BT7 and the steering box 
> is from a BJ7 and they have never been together before. The fit should 
> be loose enough to allow the hub to slide on the shaft but that 
> doesn't seem to be the case. It seems like either the OD of the shaft 
> to too large or the ID of the hub too small.
> Any help is appreciated.... Harold
>

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