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Old 05-01-2019, 05:21 PM   #1
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Default Another banjo wheel question

Somebody put a banjo wheel in my 35,I don't like the thing.I want to go to the stock wheel.Am I right in assuming I will need a different light switch/horn rod?The only catalog I have is Joe's,and I only see a 32 rod listed there.
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Old 05-01-2019, 06:17 PM   #2
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Keith, I may have a 37 Horn rod,not sure if its the same as a 35. Let me know and Ill look for it. Ray
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Old 05-02-2019, 04:58 AM   #3
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Ray...The 37 horn rod will not interchange with a 35 if using a 35 steering wheel. The 35 horn button end is significantly larger in diameter.
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Old 05-02-2019, 08:41 AM   #4
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Please post a photo of existing banjo wheel and horn button.
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As Don is suggesting, it will depend on the vintage of the steering wheel. If it is the '36 version, the horn/light switch rod is the same as that used on '35s with the possible exception of the color of the plastic.
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Old 05-02-2019, 12:10 PM   #6
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This is the setup I have,and want to get away from.
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Old 05-02-2019, 12:17 PM   #7
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I have a stock 35/6 standard wheel I'll swap with you. I'll even throw some boot $ in ,just to be fair! The switch/horn will work with this wheel
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You can use your existing horn rod and turn it 90 degrees. If you really want a correct 35 steering wheel, then it needs to look like the attached photos. 35 wheels had extra ridges while 36 wheels did not.
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Old 05-02-2019, 01:03 PM   #9
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Thanks Don.This car has been through too many fix ups over the years to worry about correctness.The later style would be fine for me.Somebody has offered to buy me a new repro wheel for the wheel I have now.I told him the spokes feel a little loose in the hub,he just said yes,I figured they would be.He seems to know how to deal with it.
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