 Steering wheeling reconditioning, tips for gluing rubber cover over metal tube?, Rubber loose on top of wheel, what glue do you use? |
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| Mueller |
 Feb 20 2018, 12:19 AM
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Steering wheeling reconditioning, tips for gluing rubber cover over metal tube?
The top portion of my steering wheel is loose, in that I can grab the rubber coating and twist it. Wheel will be recovered using leather cover kit, but I'd like to fix the rubber portion first. |
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| Valy |
Feb 20 2018, 07:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
What I did was to cut open the rubber along the internal radius.
The use contact cement to glue the rubber to the metal core. I tried injecting glue but it doesn't work for 2 reasons: 1. I couldn't inject it everywhere I needed. The glue is thick and hard to inject and will block the passage so it will not flow in the cavity. 2. The contact cement needs air to cure. After you're done gluing, look at the wheel thickness. If the rubber is loose you'll probably notice that the padding is thinner on the top. Flue some extra material in the area. I just used a couple of vinyl layers. Good luck. |
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Mueller Steering wheeling reconditioning, tips for gluing rubber cover over metal tube? Feb 20 2018, 12:19 AM
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Steering wheeling reconditioning, tips for gluing... Feb 20 2018, 03:01 AM mepstein Whatever you can inject between the rubber and the... Feb 20 2018, 07:39 AM Mueller Thanks, I think I will try the contact glue metho... Feb 20 2018, 07:56 PM Mueller I used Gorilla Glue, a little on the ugly side how... Feb 24 2018, 01:04 PM
mepstein Mike - here’s what you need. Leather covered whe... Feb 25 2018, 08:03 AM |
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