<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Roger Moment asked me to share this with the group.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Randy,<br class=""> <br class="">Attached is a note I wrote years ago on steering wheels. It was published in the Austin-Healey Magazine (publication of the AHCUSA). but I don’t recall just when. Anyhow, you’re welcome to share it with the forum if there’s a way to attach it to a note.<br class=""> <br class="">Finally, John Spaur’s comment about buying new wheels (instead of bothering to restore originals) is fine except that there is no reproduction of the 100 non-adjustable wheel. It differs from 6-cylinder non-adjustable one in two significant ways:<br class=""> <br class="">1) the spokes come together more closely at the rim, with equal and small spacing between each of the four<br class=""> <br class="">2) the finger grips are rather smooth bumps spaced quite a ways apart – you can see their shape in the upper left corner of my photo.<br class=""> <br class="">You can share the photo as well. Please let me know if you are able to share with the forum.<br class=""> <br class="">Roger</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="480" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="6B8494BE-74A5-438F-8AAB-F6F28B829FF5" src="cid:96898977-BBD4-4823-B3EF-61A932D33A12@hsd1.ga.comcast.net" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="480" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="990E4607-9F9D-4822-95B3-20BF3C98A31B" src="cid:D05B9B1C-6F45-4B04-9792-E052AFB5DA49@hsd1.ga.comcast.net" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="480" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="167A9A3D-3791-4D11-8BB6-BE1B530699CA" src="cid:5373C93D-BE99-4F4C-BC50-2EE4E39A811D@hsd1.ga.comcast.net" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="459" width="612" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="E86BB97F-9FBF-4D3D-9ECA-095CB36CD5DA" src="cid:FDEB51D9-8D4C-4523-8A2E-6448F70BC6F4@hsd1.ga.comcast.net" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="676" width="940" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="9AE6145E-7191-4524-8FAC-BFAF9BE8FF60" src="cid:9BEB3494-79E8-4F38-A25B-61740023C08C@hsd1.ga.comcast.net" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Feb 15, 2016, at 5:03 PM, John Spaur <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net" class="">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">I would not recommend restoring the original plastic steering wheels when<br class="">excellent reproductions are available.<br class=""><br class="">The reason the plastic has cracked is because water has penetrated the wheel<br class="">and it has started to oxidize the metal reinforcement which has expanded and<br class="">cracked the wheel. That process may of slowed down, but it will never stop.<br class=""><br class="">I stored an original wheel in my garage for several years intending to<br class="">restore it. It appeared to be in the same reasonable shape when I went to<br class="">inspect it in preparation for restoration. When I pull at parts of it that<br class="">looked to be in good shape, it just crumbled in my hands.<br class=""><br class="">John Spaur<br class="">'62 BT7<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote><br class=""></div></body></html>