Steering Wheel Useful Info

[Turbo1]

Some of you already know this but others might find the info interesting. My 97 f350 steering wheel was in bad shape and needed to be repaired in a bad way.

I first set out to get it recovered which turned into a disaster. Pre made covers sag on the wheel so much that it is loose, and I was told that in the right size black is no longer available. I was quoted $100 to recover.

So I look in the yards for a descent wheel and all of them looked as bad as mine. So Google here I come.

This is the interesting part: Just search for ford OEM parts and see how many websites come up. I went to the 1st TEN sites and they all took me to another ford website that had the search (pick year, make model part etc). All TEN sites listed a different price for the steering wheel. Most of them $200 ++ excluding the cruise pad in the middle. But one site which still took me to the same ford site for part had it listed for $170 so I bit.

After getting the wheel which is the "leather" one I called ford to have it installed. They proceed to tell me 1 hour install time and $100 cash to get it done. More than one steelership said this to me.

Here is how I did it and want to pass it on. I have never touch a steering wheel before so if I can anybody can.... Go to napa and get a 2 jaw gear puller PART # 3551 <25 , a deep well 15mm for the steering wheel nut and a deep well 11mm for the gear puller. Less than five minutes later I have a new very nice leather steering wheel with the extra money still in my pocket.

Hope this helps someone.

[pjwoolw]

This is what I recovered mine with. A real good product. Might want to cover the new one to keep it in good shape. Mine wasn't too bad to start with. But I thought it would be a good idea to cover it anyway.

[94strokerace]

Appreciate the info sharing...that is what this site is all about.