Installing Steering Wheel Extender

I'm assuming you have a wheel without an air bag.

Once you take the steering wheel off you should see a big "Jesus" nut. I'm assuming the Extender is really just a longer wheel adaptor. No matter though. Un clip your horn button from it's wire (you should remove the horn button first); remove the steering wheel; then get a wrench on the "Jesus" nut and remove it. Make sure your wheels are straight and your steering wheel was dead on as well before you do all of this. The adaptor should pull off of the splined steering column. Make sure you make a mental not of how it's aligned in relation to the holes that the steering wheel attaches to! Now insert your new adaptor onto the steering column, making sure the alignment is the same as before. Before you put the "Jesus" nut back on do a test fitting of the steering wheel with it's fitting screws. Is it in the same position? If not remove it and then the adaptor, rotate it a spline or two and then repeat the action mentioned earlier until it is. Once it is, tighten the "Jesus" nut (oh, the reference is because you pray to Jesus that this nut never comes loose while you're driving) with a little Light to Medium Loctite. Install the steering wheel. Attach the wire to the horn button and put it back in.

Enjoy!!!!

 

Rick that's all there is to it. Remove the 6 bolts and replace them with the longer ones. Be sure to use a socket head allen tool to remove the bolts. They are stubborn and very rarely come out using a regular allen wrench (it twists too much). As for changing the angle of the steering wheel, it is possible but a lot of work (no parts though). The column has a little adjustment and the key to doing this is to loosen the large collar nut that is on the steering shaft where it leads to the steering rack. Once this is done, the bolts that fix the column to the area under the cluster can be loosened and the steering angle can be changed. The large collar nut is a pain to loosen. Spray the threads with wd40 at least a day before attempting the job or it will be next to impossible to remove. Good luck with the project.

 

Excellent advice but not applicable to this application. The steering hub does NOT have to come off.

 

Apparently NOT!

 

I have one of these.
Remove horn button
remove 6 allen screws
remove wheel
place adaptor on hub, lining up screw holes
re-install steering wheel with provided longer allen screws
hook horn button back up.
Ready to go.

Works great, as all Hill products.
best
rt

 

Richard,

There should have been instructions supplied with the spacer - I will email you over the instructions - apologies for the oversight.

Paul

 

Richard,

Something does not sound quite right - can you put the steering wheel onto the spacer and then put all the bolts through the holes? Can you also measure how much thread of the bolt is protruding out form the back of the spacer with the steering wheel on the front of the spacer? One last thing - is it a stock OEM steering wheel?

Would it be possible for you take a photo of the wheel/ hub ?

Regards

Paul

 

I don't have the stock wheel either so I had to buy some longer bolts. Mcmaster.com had some metric stainless bolts that look nice.

My extender from Hill was treated with black coating- the horn grounds on the inside diameter. Scrap off the coating to get a good ground or the horn won't work.

It's surprising how much a 25mm extension helps improve the comfort of the driving postition.

 

I had the same issue with the spacer in my Dino from Hill. The fitting just wouldn't, um, fit. [edit]It does goe recess to the original hub.[end edit]

The clearance was too tight. Not by much, maybe not even a millimeter, but too tight.

I very carefully opened up the spacer [edit] recess [end edit] slightly with a Dremel with a grinding wheel attached. I didn't have to remove much metal at all, it took a couple of minutes. But you have to be careful not to take too much, as you want a good tight fit. Grind evenly to keep it in round.

I worked my way around the opening, a little at a time, fitting as I went, until I had opened it enough to fit properly.

It made a huge improvement in where I could put the seat in relation ship to the wheel. My knees no longer bang into the steering wheel.

I had intended to tell Paul at Hill about the fit issue but just never got around to it. Guess I just told him now though.

DM

 

It might help if you told what model Ferrari you have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm no mechanical genius, I worked slowly. It's not off by much, right? You can probably slip it about 3/4 of the way on without a problem.

Remember, the screws will work to properly align the wheel, and even if you're off a milimeter, you'll never feel it, or experience any problem with it. If you take off a little, check it, take a little more, check it, you should have no problem.

On the other hand, if Paul has an easier, more elegant solution, then let him take a run at it.

DM.

 

Check his profile...

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/member.php?userid=17089

Sometimes in our zeal to get an answer, we omit important information, however, often times a little detective work does the trick..

DM