1965_MGB
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Okay, since it was raining a bit today, I decided to work on a Les Leston steering wheel I got out of a junkyard a few months back.
The wheel is complete (wood needs restoring), so when I got it home, I just put it aside. Today, I started cleaning things up, and to my horror every screw hole was filled with silicone and either the wrong size screw or a wood screw put in there.
After much cleaning, picking out of silicone, filing the hammer marks out of the mounting boss I started chasing the threads with a tap. As it turns out, all the threads were just fine, but for some reason, the DPO used what ever size screws he had instead of getting the correct size.
I know times can be tight, but I got all the replacements at HD this afternoon for about $5.00.
Now to try to figure out how to fix up the wood... Thanks for listening.
The wheel is complete (wood needs restoring), so when I got it home, I just put it aside. Today, I started cleaning things up, and to my horror every screw hole was filled with silicone and either the wrong size screw or a wood screw put in there.
After much cleaning, picking out of silicone, filing the hammer marks out of the mounting boss I started chasing the threads with a tap. As it turns out, all the threads were just fine, but for some reason, the DPO used what ever size screws he had instead of getting the correct size.
I know times can be tight, but I got all the replacements at HD this afternoon for about $5.00.
Now to try to figure out how to fix up the wood... Thanks for listening.