Dangerous aftermarket steering wheel

[krisbeetle]

I wish I hadn't forgot to post this years ago. But to anyone using this type of steering wheel, it is potentially dangerous. I dont know how many are floating around.

This picture makes clear for you to see why it's dangerous. Maybe they can be reinforced or something somehow, I dont know.

[OvalinAz]

They are not fixable. I boguht a broken one in hopes of fixing it and the metal its made out of cannot be welded or brazed. sucks.
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[Abscate]

You could bond that with epoxy. Looks like pot metal.

Ugly though. Blech
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[madmike]

Is that off a Boat?
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[oprn]

Chrysler had a rectangular one back in the early 60's that was almost that bad!
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[iowegian]

I can see how that would be very dangerous------the jaggedy fractured stub
by the hub could give you a really nasty cut.

[oprn]

Ah! I see it now! It's broken, I thought it was just offset as in - the hub was not in the center so the steering wheel would wobble as it turned.
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[mark tucker]

thats not broken!! it just needs to be hung on the wall with 2 sad eyes in it. there I fixed it for ya.

[nsracing]

I will rather use a beat up original steering wheel than risk ending up in a canyon 100 feet down.

Terrible -