Wobbly FX steering wheel from MSA

[Black Beaut]

Hi All,

I recently fitted one of the FX wheels that MSA sell to my 240Z but the damn thing is wobbly. I've torqued the nut down that holds the boss to the shaft but the splines on the boss just don't seem to sit snugly with the shaft's splines. The wheel does turn the wheels fine as it grips enough on the shaft splines. Bit blooming annoying to say the least! I'm not sure if the shafts splines have been damaged by a previous owner fitting a different aftermarket wheel (Motalita).

Has anyone suffered a similar problem? Due to my location I'd prefer to fix rather than send the wheel back. I've been pondering wrapping the shaft with wome aluminium foil just to increase it's diameter slightly but not loose too much definition of the splines, any thoughts on that?

Cheers,

Rob

[2ManyZs]

Sounds to me like you were given the incorrect hub adapter, I've had quite a few aftermarket wheels (mostly Grant) and so far they have all fit perfectly in the splines.

I'd either get with MSA and see if they'll make good on it and send you the correct one free (shipping too) or try to source one locally.

I don't know about over there, but most all the Grant wheel dealers and even the cheapo parts stores stock a good selection of the hub adapters for Grant wheels.

[Black Beaut]

Thanks 2ManyZs. I've managed to fix it now. Turned out the hub adapter hadn't been assembled too well and it was that that was actually causing the wobble. Attacked it with a trusty allen key and added some washers and it's all solid as a rock now

Shame the 5 socket screws used to fix the wheel to the boss have signs of rust already - you just can't get the quality these days eh?!!

Cheers,

Rob