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I am in need of a new steering wheel for my 1976 446. I see the new style that was offered in the parts area is NLA. Anybody have any idea where else I might find a 5/8" keyed steering wheel?
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As far as new OEM steering wheels from Ingersoll they are NLA and per my last conversation with purchasing they should be considered dead for the present time as a new vendor cannot be found to supply them.
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I could fab up a few adapters that allow for installing a universal wheel like this: 6-Bolt 13 inch 320mm Universal Drifting Racing Sport Lightweight Steering Wheel | eBay
I presume it's a non-tapered 5/8 hole with a 1/8 keyway?
Bob
I presume it's a non-tapered 5/8 hole with a 1/8 keyway?
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My 224's wheel measures 14" diameter and 4" dish, from the bottom of the hub to the top of the hand grip. I found this one at 14- 3/4 " diameter, unfortunately they don't list the dish dimension, and you would need a adaptor bushing Bob mentioned. This is the closed I have found so far, will keep looking ;-)
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It likely wouldn't take much to adapt one of these to fit: 13.5" Steering Wheel 17 mm 40 Spline Hub | Other Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | www.surpluscenter.com
It has a 17mm (.669 inch) spline hole, which could be drilled out to 5/8 (.625) pretty easily. Then all you have to do is cut/file a keyway.
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Of course, it doesn't address the length/depth of the housing where it slides onto the keyed part of the shaft. And it doesn't adress the dish.
But it seems like it's probably workable with some effort.
It has a 17mm (.669 inch) spline hole, which could be drilled out to 5/8 (.625) pretty easily. Then all you have to do is cut/file a keyway.
Of course, it doesn't address the length/depth of the housing where it slides onto the keyed part of the shaft. And it doesn't adress the dish.
But it seems like it's probably workable with some effort.
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Excellent, thank you. Do you know the length of the keyed journal on the shaft? (So I know how long to make the keyed housing)
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Bob,
The woodruff key used in the steering shaft is 3/16 x 5/8".
Hope this helps,
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Looking around for info on the steering shaft, I came across this post.
I think this approach is hard to beat.
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I think this approach is hard to beat.
Case 644 steering wheel. No luck finding one, anyone...
I did a search but seemed to come up empty. My original steering wheel on the loader gave up the other day, mid-job. The hub cracked from top to bottom in two places. I've managed to wire it back on, in a truly horrendous looking shadetree fix, and it's... working... for now. But it won't last...
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Agree ... this is the approach we have been recommending to customers for a while now, but none had provided direct feedback on the outcome.Looking around for info on the steering shaft, I came across this post.
I think this approach is hard to beat.
Case 644 steering wheel. No luck finding one, anyone...
I did a search but seemed to come up empty. My original steering wheel on the loader gave up the other day, mid-job. The hub cracked from top to bottom in two places. I've managed to wire it back on, in a truly horrendous looking shadetree fix, and it's... working... for now. But it won't last...
I had not seen RKH's post on this set up with the widely available Husq steering wheels ... looks great.
Brian
Keyed,?are you talking about with a drift pin or is there a bolt and spline on yours?
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