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Overworked 416 FEL Today -Steering Wheel Snapped

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The 416 FEL did a great job today. Returning to the garage the wheel just snapped. It was not in the best shape when I got it. The PO had butchered it when he removed it. I have a parts Ford LGT buried under a tree covered with snow so I may have a donor but I doubt the splines will line up.

I can tell you it is tough to steer a FEL with just the hub left. Lucky I had backups to finish, 418a with plow and next up a 418c with the SS Blower.

the plow was more then enough.

 

Anyone have a 416H steering wheel around ? 

 

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fast88pu

I would replace it with an earlier style wheel from the 80s. The centers are steel. I snapped one of them last year and it sucked

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roadapples

Gear reduction steering would help a lot also...

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Lost Pup

Clean break. No splines on the 3/4 shaft, just a threaded pin i made up, PO had used a cotter pin. 

 

I can say I never tried to work in the garage at 12 degrees air temp before.  

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Cable
20 hours ago, Lost Pup said:

The 416 FEL did a great job today. Returning to the garage the wheel just snapped. It was not in the best shape when I got it. The PO had butchered it when he removed it. I have a parts Ford LGT buried under a tree covered with snow so I may have a donor but I doubt the splines will line up.

I can tell you it is tough to steer a FEL with just the hub left. Lucky I had backups to finish, 418a with plow and next up a 418c with the SS Blower.

the plow was more then enough.

 

Anyone have a 416H steering wheel around ? 

 

64557E4D-7DE3-4D27-B586-B580C6A85DA4.jpeg

06557B9B-83C2-4847-81AC-8EB9D4B20635.jpeg

D37B319B-B019-4DF1-A502-EFD60F711A04.jpeg

I am parting out a 1990 520H and just go finished pulling off a steering wheel and I think it will fit.

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