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Steering Wheel: As everyone who drives a Series Rover knows, the wheel loses its shine after twenty years and transfers sticky black gunk to your hands in damp weather. I had two of the later Series IIA/Series III ones which were equally grey looking and had some small cracks and pits. A nice new accessory one would have been nice but no-one seems to make them in a 17 ½ inch size. Restoration was the only answer and I did it like this.
1. Remove wheel from vehicle, marking position on splines with light centre punch marks on column and boss to facilitate replacement. If it was crooked to start with, and it will be if you've replaced any of the steering rods, you may want to straighten it up when you replace it. Within reason, you can rotate it a spline or two rather than adjust length of steering drag link.
2. Rub it down, rim, spokes, boss and all with 600 grit silicon carbide wet-or-dry paper and water. Clean out any cracks with folded paper or a pointed scriber. Knock the gloss off any areas which may still be shiny. Don't get too enthusiastic as you can rub it away to nothing, especially in raised areas like the finger grips on rim. | |
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