timB
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| posted on 29/7/25 at 10:39 AM |
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quick release hub for steering wheel comes in 2 bits?
hi,
do I need to buy two things? e.g. a hub and an adaptor for my (36 splined) ford steering column?
I understand that the hub might have different pcd's for different brands of steering wheels, but is there a separate component that fits on the
steering wheel shaft which would be different for fords, to other car manufacturers?
and... do I need to be careful with the whole assembly moving towards the driver?
if it's not breaching the rules, please can someone link me.
thanks
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JimSpencer
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| posted on 29/7/25 at 12:40 PM |
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Hi
There's several types, so it's not a straightforward answer..
The 'normal' quick release is a spigot that is welded onto the end of a cut down steering column, so the 'kit' has a spigot and
the quick release boss in it - Google 'Racetech quick release' and an example will pop up.
This is probably the pukka way of going about a quick release wheel, but make 100% certain the person doing the welding knows exactly what they are
doing..
Another way of doing it is to use an intermediary boss, so you use a normal boss kit to, say, fit a Sparco wheel to your Ford column, and then you put
a quick release kit onto that, Google 'Turn One Quick Release' for an example.
These are effectively 'bolt on' - Boss on Column, spigot part bolts to that and then you have the quick release bit that attaches to the
wheel.
Downside of these is they move the wheel closer to the driver by a couple of inch, as long as that's not a problem all is good.
There are other variations on the above themes, using hex's instead of splines etc, but the method is basically the same.
Hope this helps
[Edited on 29/7/25 by JimSpencer]
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