[alfa] Re: '73 Spider Steering Wheel

[Highwoodalfa@xxxxxxx]

No, a '73 Spider steering wheel will not fit a Duetto!  Although both have 
the keyed shaft, the later short-column dished steering wheel will not fit on an 
earlier long-column car, it will foul on the aluminium surround and the 
plastic upper and lower cowls.  They other way round (early steering wheel on late 
car) is possible but it will leave a large ugly gap.  

In Europe (and Australia) the short column with heavily dished steering wheel 
was introduced with the 2000 in 1971 and other models followed soon 
afterwards.  In the USA, the short column was introduced for the 1969 model year (I 
think), so Jeff is half correct, the steering wheel from a later car would fit on 
a 1969 US 1750 "Duetto".

Chris Sweetapple
Highwood Motor Company
Swansea, U.K.
www.highwoodalfa.com

In a message dated 14/05/2004 06:37:30 GMT Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 08:40:22 -0400
> From: "Jeff Greenfield" <alfaguy@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: [alfa] '73 Spider Steering Wheel
> 
> Pretty sure it will .... all 105's/115's have a keyed shaft, can't say with
> 100% certainty but I think it will.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf Of The
> Baylys
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:23 AM
> To: alfa digest
> Subject: [alfa] '73 Spider Steering Wheel
> 
> Will a wheel from a '73 fit a Duetto ?  Duetto's have a keyed shaft.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Beatle
> Oz
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