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Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:33 am

Hi there

Can someone help me to found the nut that holds the stock steering wheel to the column ?

I've tried 3 different nuts from VWs providers and neither works.

Can tell me the thread size ? I have mesure it from the column itself and it looks like to be 18mm diameter.

Many thanks for your help.

Loïc

Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:44 am

… try asking Bughaus.com - bet they have, what you need

Sat Dec 21, 2019 2:26 pm

Thanks for the info about bughaus but unfortunatly, they don't have the right one.

The column parts are there : https://www.bughaus.com/karmann23.htm

Nothing below 1960 ...

Anyone have a link to a resaler who have this ?

If someone have this part at home, I would be also interested in order to have only genuine parts ;-)

Sun Dec 22, 2019 3:08 pm

It's a 26mm nut with a shoulder on it. You might have better luck looking for one from a 56-59 Beetle. I checked the classifieds and nothing. Post a want add.

Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:31 pm

… okay, that's a coarse spline steering column-post - same thing used on bug batwing steering wheel (1949 -1955) and semi-batwing (1955-1959). Should be pretty common All my bugs use/used that one... i'll bet one can be found - i'll look too and let you know, what I find.

Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:45 pm

… okay - just looked in thesamba type 1, pre 1957 classifieds - printed the word "nut" in the subject line and looked at availability - looks like Kafer Nostalgie has one for sale for $16 - for split/oval Batwing.
I would inquire, if they have it first - if so, order it. I order from them all the time - good outfit, but on the high end, pricewise
Problem solved.

Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:29 pm

ZENVWDRIVER wrote: … okay - just looked in thesamba type 1, pre 1957 classifieds - printed the word "nut" in the subject line and looked at availability - looks like Kafer Nostalgie has one for sale for $16 - for split/oval Batwing.
I would inquire, if they have it first - if so, order it. I order from them all the time - good outfit, but on the high end, pricewise
Problem solved.

Sorry for my later reply, many thanks for your message, I have send him a message in order to check if it's still available.

Many thanks for your help.

Regards
Loïc

Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:43 am

Hello.
In case this helps. Pics are taken today and is from a 1959.
Threadsize is 1,5 mm in case the pic is unclear

Best wishes/Jonas

Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:09 pm

Burman wrote: Hello.
In case this helps. Pics are taken today and is from a 1959.
Threadsize is 1,5 mm in case the pic is unclear

Best wishes/Jonas

Hi,

Thank you so much, this is really cool to take this pics for me, now it's really clear !

This is strange to see that this nut is difficult to found : this is just a nut !

BR