How can I it this steering wheel on my Roadster??

I have a 37 Nash Steering wheel and center cap. It is splined, and measures 3/4" inside. I dont have the shaft from the car to help me make the steering shaft for this Roadster. Not sure what a donor shaft would be. I didnt count the splines.

Im using a 38 Ford column cut off on the bottom with a bushing for a 3/4" steering shaft. A u-joint will connect the steering shaft to the 38 cross steer box.

Basically I need to make the steering shaft that fits in the column. Whats the best way to attach the wheel to my 3/4" shaft??? The body of the wheel is pot metal. Just looking for ideas.

Thanks....the wheel and the car

 

if you could find the upper part of the original Nash inner shaft you could adapt it to the ford shaft. or maybe you could accurately measure the size and spline count of the Nash wheel...then maybe someone could suggest something. you say it's 3/4"...Borgeson has shafts that are 3/4- 36 spline

i wouldn't modify your wheel unless it's the last option

 

Im going to count the splines, and see what might match. Im sure someone knows what might fit??? maybe??

 

maybe somebody here knows who made the steering box for Nash, and what else might have used the same box? i don't think Nash would have insisted on having a shaft size/profile all to themselves; with a list of possibles maybe a source could be spotted. or better yet, a HAMBer has a parts Nash lying around?
i have to agree that modifying the wheel is a big NO. pot metal hub is kinda iffy in my book already.... boring and resplining it might be asking for trouble. is it pot metal all the way through, no steel in the hub area, or attached to the spokes? hard to tell, i know. cool looking piece, and i can see why you want to use it.

 

I would mill a taper into it. then cut a keyway. I did it to the truck you see here. See below

 

Won't work give it to me...

 

Id take it the bone yard and see if it fits on anything...........

 

looks like the technical answers have been applied so I'll give the smart one--big drill bit and jb weld

 

I think the early 50's ply., dodge, chry., had the larger splines.

 

I know my 55 DeSoto and 61 Pontiac does...

 

Rob check with Dave at Spence industries,he had a bunch of desoto parts.Good Luck

 

OK I counted the splines on this wheel. 3/4" with 41 splines.

Anyone know what else might share this count??

Rob

 

How about :
Machine an internal taper, and broach a keyway, to use an early Ford column.

 

I have considered this. It would have to be tapered larger than early Ford, because it is a 3/4" hole already. The tapered keyway is on my mind, I just hate to spend that much time, when I know there is a donor part I can use, and not alter the wheel at all.

 

I have a early 50's Ford F100 truck column and wheel and I counted 40 splines (I could have missed one, but recount yours). The shaft is 3/4". Might work for you.

 

It's not a big deal to cut the splines on a steering shaft...They're just 90 degree splines. Send me a PM if you want a shaft machined. I work for beer, that's about an 18 pack job plus material and shipping.
Pat

 

Come on.....DUCK TAPE!

 

Can't beat that deal with a stick!

 

I dont know about the wheel but I love the roadster!

 

Im getting this thing together, and Im still not sure what to do with the steering wheel. Any ideas, or know of any other makes with a 41 spline shaft??

Thanks, Rob

 

If you would have taken Bombs offer you would be done by now.-----Procrastination

 

Da' Bomb's offer is the best route.
You'll probably find there's a steel insert cast into the wheel hub that's splined, I can't imagine anybody trusting splines cut into zinc pot metal.

Another approach might be to drill the centre of the wheel to remove the splines, ream to make the hole round, then machine the diameter of the steering shaft to be a light press fit. Then drill and tap the shaft/ hub joint in line with the shaft for one or two set screws, so that the set screws fall half in the wheel hub and half in the shaft. I've used this approach a bunch of times on various machine ***emblies, works well if you have the room.