Steering wheel change

[frank-id]

The big steering wheels are not good for an old fat guy. On my Crown bus the steering shaft is specific to Crown. No other wheels will just slip on. The decision was made to convert to a GM spline. Currently, the wheel is a 15inch from a Camaro. Frank

 

[frank-id]

More pics...

 

[frank-id]

Wheel........ coupling was made to match the diameter of the new spline and the original shaft. This task was done a few years ago with very good results. I have now changed the wheel to a wheel from a Jeep, 1996, and it feels good. The wheel can be palmed nicely. Frank

 

[yankeflyer]

What fun a master bus builder

 

[Jarlaxle]

Maybe I'm weird...but I like the big International truck wheel on my Genesis. The B700 also had the big steering wheel, Ford's old 2-spoke truck wheel. With no power steering, the large diameter was a GOOD thing.

 

[frank-id]

bump

 

[frank-id]

bump

 

[putterspitt]

what is with the bump, this isnt grade school

 

[frank-id]

bump

 

[timbuk]

nice job on the wheel frank!

 

[lornaschinske]

what is with the bump, this isnt grade school

The bump was a dance back in the "disco" era!

 

[putterspitt]

I remember that..... stack shoes and bell sleeves....
just thought it was childish to "bump" your own thread to the top, it is a good job, dont get me wrong, just silly
thats all

 

[lornaschinske]

I remember that..... stack shoes and bell sleeves....

Now you're dating your self!!! All that is due for a comeback isn't it? Last summer, I was walking thru the WalMart and looked over to see a shirt I KNOW I had one just like it when I was a teen.

 

[putterspitt]

can you say BEEGEES,
sorry frank, really didnt mean to hijack your thread,
I reall do want to change my wheel also, I had a thread about that couple months ago

 

[lornaschinske]

I would rather keep our big wheel on the bus. With all the vehicles I've driven, it seems the bigger the vehicle, the bigger the steering wheel. The bigger the steering wheel, the easier it seemed to be to steer. My Dad's dump truck had a bigger steering wheel than the Class C. They weighed about the same and were about the same size. Even with sloppy steering, the dump truck turned corners with less effort on my part than the Class C does. I do want to get one of those "necker knobs" to put on the bus steering wheel. David says it takes alot of rotations when turning a corner. I think the knob would be helpful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodie_knob