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ok. sorry about that. wouldnt post a pic from my phone so will try the pc.
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Sounds like a keeper then. Any idea why there is paint on both sides of the metal plate?
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"Someone" knows something we don't about these wheels. That or what are the chances there are two early take off wheels missing their dust shield? This is not who I bought the wheel from, but I do see some irony: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-1972-O...e/323873411100 The new wheel and the original. You can barely make out the part number on the new one, needs a good polish. |
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Nice gesture, thanks Jim, but unless that steering wheel is toast I can't do it. You might be surprised what these are going for now, check Ebay, I think there's one available. Imagine that, 69-72 wheels are now rare. I see some trying to sell complete junk for 200ish. Course they're worth $1, but WTH. Just guessing here, but I feel I can sell my old one for $150+, with cracks and major grain loss. Otherwise I'd pull its shield. Not sure I can pull a shield successfully, but I think so. Heat it up and see where to pry. Drill more spots if I have to, see what happens. If I take my time, I figure success rate is 80/20;). Perhaps their engineering comes in my favor, the only tension on these is vibration. I forgot to mention, I think I read you can tell part 335212 by the hub, which is missing the 5/16" threaded holes, at least. I believe they all have the later grain. All my wheels have the 9749753 imprint. The # doesn't come up in the parts book, but the replacement (335212) does. |
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As chemicals go, so far 3M plastic polish and rag works best. At some point I'd like to try white rough & flannel buff like Jim suggests. Tried that once, but I didn't expect the white rough to be hard, thought it dried up:lol: Upon further thought & reading, I think that "haze" as I called it is plain 50 years of film. Possibly environment related as well, because like I say, the finish on my old wheel is real good, but I never so much as cleaned it in 25 years. |
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Definitely avoid an excessive amount of acetone...
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I'm going to try my hand at recasting a couple wheels. Mainly because I'm stuck on the odd ball 69 colors.
I have a couple old pieces and figure ill make the mold with an nos wheel then break all the plastic off the donor and see if I can get it to work. This thread got me thinking that shield was maybe glued in afterwards.maybe a two part deal. Ill probably sacrifice the dark green first. The hope is that the color in the center of the plastic is accurate. Anyways... It's threads like this that inform me and guide forward momentum. Thanks guys! Of course being armed with information just makes me more dangerous. Lol Cheers! Posted via Mobile Device |
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I believe the process was to place the dust cap over the plastic studs on the wheel then hot melt (stake) those studs tight. The process might be called sonic welding.
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My 335212 wheel (pics 1 and 2) does have the threaded holes for a puller, but they do not go all the way through the hub. I was successful at getting the dust shield off the 335212 wheel. It was held on at 4 points by some sort of adhesive that's still slightly tacky and a melted plastic stub at the 12:00 position. I also took a better look at my original 9749753 wheel. It appears to have 4 melt marks that are circled in the 3rd picture. |
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Jim set me up with a dust shield, very cool. |
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So first owner, I didn't quite appreciate how well you pulled that dust shield off until I pulled one myself. Both are usable, but the steering wheel gets yours, it's in perfect order. I pulled the other off my C20, the wheel is pretty bad.
Go figure there are variances in dust shields, but both work. I've never worked with plastic before. Heat it up, play with it:lol: It's no longer flat, I formed it to the hub. Looks like they're all tacked in four places, which is the widest spokes on front of the hub (two top, two bottom). |
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I have a few non-useable wheels around. I wonder if I should try removing those dust covers from them before I scrap them. Are there any companies that re-mold the plastic on the original rings? I didn't have time to re-read the whole thread, maybe that was discussed. LockDoc |
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I didn't cover up, but it's probably toxic some. Bring light and patience, I think it's the top of the wheel that's a little tight. I used a utility & putty knife - ended up cutting some of the perimeter off with the putty knife, my confession:lol: Still would work. |
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OK, Thanks. LockDoc |
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Going to bring this back, mainly because I'm curious. Looking at the pictures that you guys posted, then comparing to mine, makes me think I have a repop steering wheel. What do you gurus think?
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