It was not hard because I had help pulling off the wheel.   Then all I had to do was take the one off my parts car and crimp the 14 wires. We cold shrinked the wire bundle and put in the spare horn contact plate too because mine was badly gouged from the broken spring contacts on the turn signal switch. This is why the wheel was clicking all the time when I turned it.


Now the wheel turns smoothly and the switch holds both ways and blinks and releases properly. But  somehow the wheel is not straight  or level while driving like it is tilted now.  Which is wierd because the wheel only goes on one way on the notched shaft I thought. and I forget how do you adjust that?

I don't recall if there is a master spline or not.  If there is, it can EASILY get damaged and allow you to put it on however you want.  (In my case, you set the wheel down and used nut to put it back on  :oops: ) Either way, just pull the wheel back off, center it how it should be and slap it back on there.  IF it's master splined and you can't move it how you want, take it to an alignment shop, they can move it back the right way (if no other way is possible)

I took the wheel off again and replaced it with a better one the other day. Mine was all chewed up. not that bad, but right on top there was big holes in it.

But when we had it off I turned the wheel back on the right teeth somehow. I don't know what I did but it worked. I just tried to turn the steering wheel back the other way with the teeth barely on it. I dont know if it was just that or trying to skip some teeth that fixed it. We were under the impression it went on one way.

Just thought I would update this old thread. Pretty much so I can talk about my awesome new looking steering wheel :lol:  8)

The leather is looking pretty good as I look around inside the car now. I am pretty pleased with the way the leather dye works with shoe polish paste. The new wheel is not perfect, but the leather broke in nicely on it. Another by-product of the red parts car!