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We restore all types of steering wheels.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_1825668182"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>On Monday, October 21, 2019, 10:38:21 PM PDT, John Spaur <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv0974234205><div><div><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#1F497D'>The steering wheels are some type of plastic molded over a steel hoop. In the process of my Healeys’ restoration, I kept my original cracked steering wheel stored in a bag. When I removed it to assess how to restore it, the outer hoop literally disintegrated and turned to dust in my hands. My opinion is a cracked steering wheel, even if repaired, is dangerous because the interior steel hoop can continue to corrode and fall apart at any time.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#1F497D'>John Spaur</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yiv0974234205yqt46809><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Begani<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 21, 2019 9:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Steering wheel repair<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>While we are on the subject of repairing the Trafficator and Bakelite, for forty years my steering wheel has been wrapped in a leather cover which hides the cracked and missing pieces of the plastic looking material where the round wheel meats the spokes. I seem to remember there is a process to repair and/or fill in the voids. Does anyone on this list have a suggestion?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Regards,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv0974234205msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Bob Begani</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div id=yqt95095><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys%20" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>