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FourBangNCanuck · 09-27-2011, 08:26 PM

So I scored a beauty original '40 Deluxe wheel from a fellow Barn'r last week and I was hoping to make it fit on my 31 Coupe. Still running the 4cyl so I need to use the spark advance/fast idle levers. I understand that I will need to figure out another way to make the lights work but will the horn still work the same way? With a horn rod? The wheel came with a nice original horn button.
Can anyone help me out?

Jason in TX · 09-27-2011, 10:53 PM

The taper is different. I once put a 42 Lincoln wheel on a model a column and it wouldn't go down as far as the model a wheel. So I beat it down as far and as tight as I could on the tapered key. I then tapped the center of the column where the horn rod usually goes and held the steering wheel in place with a bolt and lock washer. No working horn ring, but you can install an electric button somewhere.

And careful about those metal shavings that run down the inside if the column. They go into the light switch that now doesn't work.

Oh and this question belongs on the HAMB.
(disclaimer brought to you by the resto-police.)

FourBangNCanuck · 09-27-2011, 11:19 PM

Ok thanks for your help there Jason in TX,
I understand what your saying. Might be shopping for a '40 column before I know it.
Il move buy questions onto the Hamb.

FourBangNCanuck · 10-18-2011, 10:53 AM

Anyone know what year ford started with the tapered keyway columns/shafts to fit my wheel?

Will Kimble · 10-18-2011, 11:44 AM

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The taper changed in '32. I THINK you could take a late (long) V8 shaft, trim it to whatever length you need, and press a Model A worm gear on it.

09-27-2011, 08:26 PM	#1
FourBangNCanuck Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 132	Fitting a '40 Wheel to 31 Column So I scored a beauty original '40 Deluxe wheel from a fellow Barn'r last week and I was hoping to make it fit on my 31 Coupe. Still running the 4cyl so I need to use the spark advance/fast idle levers. I understand that I will need to figure out another way to make the lights work but will the horn still work the same way? With a horn rod? The wheel came with a nice original horn button. Can anyone help me out?

09-27-2011, 10:53 PM	#2
Jason in TX Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ⓉⒺXⒶⓈ Posts: 2,047	Re: Fitting a '40 Wheel to 31 Column The taper is different. I once put a 42 Lincoln wheel on a model a column and it wouldn't go down as far as the model a wheel. So I beat it down as far and as tight as I could on the tapered key. I then tapped the center of the column where the horn rod usually goes and held the steering wheel in place with a bolt and lock washer. No working horn ring, but you can install an electric button somewhere. And careful about those metal shavings that run down the inside if the column. They go into the light switch that now doesn't work. Oh and this question belongs on the HAMB. (disclaimer brought to you by the resto-police.) __________________ -------------- Drive it like you know how to fix it! DMAFC / OILERS CC-MC

09-27-2011, 11:19 PM	#3
FourBangNCanuck Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 132	Re: Fitting a '40 Wheel to 31 Column Ok thanks for your help there Jason in TX, I understand what your saying. Might be shopping for a '40 column before I know it. Il move buy questions onto the Hamb.

10-18-2011, 10:53 AM	#4
FourBangNCanuck Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 132	Re: Fitting a '40 Wheel to 31 Column Anyone know what year ford started with the tapered keyway columns/shafts to fit my wheel?

10-18-2011, 11:44 AM	#5
Will Kimble Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 165	Re: Fitting a '40 Wheel to 31 Column Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The taper changed in '32. I THINK you could take a late (long) V8 shaft, trim it to whatever length you need, and press a Model A worm gear on it.