TR7 STEERING WHEEL QUESTION

[tr7inc]

Hi all just a quick question tonight, i wanted to change my early type steering wheel to the later type steering wheel now i know its a striaght swap, but my Draper socket set only goes up to 22mm, now rather than buying more sockets than i need, does anyone out there know the exact socket size in milimetres, sorry i still work the old fashion way!

Many thanks





Steve

[Beans]

I believe it's 27mm (from dodgy memory), so better to just measure it AF with a vernier caliper.

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[Ianftr8]

Or 1& 1/16 in old money

Cheers
Ian

Ian Freeman
1979 TR8 DHC California car that never crossed the pond
1962 Triumph Courier

[tr7inc]

Thanks guys for youre help, really appreaciate it



Steve

[Henk]

Beans is right, it's 27 mm, just looked.

Henk

1980 TR7 US Convertible
1978 Mini Clubman Estate

[Hasbeen]

A 1&1/8 fits mine.

Hasbeen

[tr7inc]

27mm it is then guys, as i have every other socket ( least i think) i'll just get that one, till i come across another size i havent got!

Thanks again fellas



Steve

[Ianftr8]

Must have bigger nuts in OZ!!![:)]
stick with 27mm
Cheers

Ian

Ian Freeman
1979 TR8 DHC California car that never crossed the pond
1962 Triumph Courier

[Hasbeen]

Ian, of course we have bigger nuts in Oz, with all this virility
around here, what would you expect?

My 1977 Leyland manual tells me that it should be a 1 & 1/16 &
37 Ft Lbs tension. But when I tried mine, a heavy duty socket, it
wouldn't fit in the hole in the steering wheel.

I then tried my 1 & 1/8 socket, with a much thinner wall, & it
worked, & has done on every 7 I've had since.

Hasbeen

[busheytrader]

Hi,

A word of advice please from those with or without large nuts.

Once the nut from behind the steering wheel has removed the nut holding on the steering wheel, how difficult is it to remove the steering wheel? I expect a puller is required. I've bought a second hand heater unit to recondition this winter and will replace the original soon.

Cheers,

Adam

TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & Solid Bushes, Anti- Dive, Granada Vented Discs & Calipers, Green Stuff, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AllyCat 5 Spokes. No Door Stickers.

[danny]

When removing the wheel do not remove the centre nut fully, just back it up to the ends of the thread, because when you tug at the steering wheel it is likely to come flying off and wallop you on the nose.


Danny
1980 TR7 fhc Brooklands green
1967 Spitfire Mk3 Signal red
View my Blog http://www.waringstowntr7s.co.uk/blogs/index.php/danny

[tr7inc]

Hopefully gonna be changing my steering wheel tomorow so hopefully there wont be any probs, thanks for all the good advice




Steve

[tr7inc]

Changed my steering wheel over tonight and once the nut was removed, i gave it a bit of a shimmy from left to right and it came off, and the replacement went on gladly without any trouble.



Steve