Is it possible that your car was actually a 67.5
rather than a full 68? 68 was a change over year for
many features on the Midget. The pillow dash came in
place of the metal dash, etc.
Dan
--- John.Deikis@med.va.gov wrote:
> I'm either really dumb or somebody along the way has
> screwed me up! (hey, I
> guess it could be both).
> My '68 Spridget has a broken steering wheel. I've
> tried to find a 13" wheel
> and adapter and have had
> a bit of trouble. Looks like the cheap-o sources,
> like Grant Wheels, don't
> make a hub for the '68. So, I coughed up the bucks
> for a Moto-Lita from
> LBCarCo. But the adapter is too big for the splines
> on my steering column.
> Jeff Zorn at LBCarCo checked the part number of the
> hub and said "Yep,
> that's the hub for a '68." But not MY '68.
>
> I measured the splined section and the threaded
> section of the column (where
> the big nut goes on) and came up with these
> dimensions:
> Steering column spline diameter: 0.621"
> Steering wheel nut threads diameter: 0.565"
>
> The Moto-Lita adapter has a splined hole that is
> around 0.713--0.719",
> although I could not measure it very well.
>
> Anybody have any idea what's going on??
>
> Thanks.
>
> --John
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Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
64 Sprite (Rotary Project)
Alexandria, Va.
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