[Farmall] Steering wheel repair

[Mike Sloane]

I bought the Eastwood kit, and that mainly consisted of the PC-7 epoxy
and a book. The book was interesting but not worth the money - the
suggestions presented here by various members was just as good.

Two comments: 1. if the rubber has started to crack, it is because of
exposure to sunlight, and it will only get worse if it isn't protected.
So, regardless of what you do with the cracks, you need to paint the
surface with a very hard durable paint that can withstand the abuse of
steering a tractor. If you don't, you will also find your hands coated
with black crud every time you use the tractor. 2. I am sure that buying
a replacement wheel is the ideal solution in the end, but I wanted to 
see what could be done first with minimal effort and expense. That is 
just my nature, and we retired guys have a whole lot more time than 
money. :-)

Mike

Frank DeWitt wrote:
> These are kits and they contain instructions and in one case, some 
> tools. I think there is some added value, but they are not "Made for
> the project"  They use standard products that are chosen for the
> project.
> 
> 
> Frank
> 
> At 12:00 PM 10/25/2005, you wrote:
> 
>> Eastwood  and POR15 both sell steering wheel repair kits. I would
>> rather spend a little extra and buy something made for the project 
>> then spend all of my labor getting the steering wheel ready and
>> then fixing it with something they might not work. 
>> http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/search/searchresultsmain.jsp?affiliate=1&fresh=1&searchType=advanced&RS=1&keyword=steering,wheel,kit
  >> http://www.steeltechsolutions.com/pormainpage.html
>> 
>> Mike

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