What's the secret? Steering wheel cap...

xracerbob · #1 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 05:47 AM

I used dry spray lubricant and it worked great. Beware of WD-40 or other oils, they can cause the o-ring to swell and make it impossible.

Dominik · #2 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 06:02 AM

"It's nice to get to a place with my Cobra build that my biggest concern is getting the steering wheel cap to stay in place!"

:-) no comment!

Dom

rokndad · #3 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 08:40 PM

Doug,

One other thing you might try if for some reason it comes out too easily again. Use the smaller O-ring you last put on, but before you put it on, and without using a second O-ring, cut some thin (the thickness of the groove that the O-ring fits in) strips of electrical tape and wrap that around the cap's groove before you put the O-ring on. This pushes outward the thinner O-ring and gives you control over exactly how big an outside diameter you end up with. This is a trick I used on the cone shaped neoprene ring on my distributor shaft and it now it doesn't leak a drop. And the cap comes off and on easily every time. Cheers.

Tom