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zak

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steering wheel swap
« on: July 14, 2022, 15:17:49 »
I located an original type ivory steering wheel for my late model 250 sl.
The ivory wheel came with the back hub.
Can I swap the steering wheel by just removing the nuts under the horn pad, or must the entire wheel/hub assembly be swapped out ?
thanks,

jz
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ja17

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Re: steering wheel swap
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2022, 21:30:04 »
Just remove the 22mm nut. Pay attention to the alignment mark (slash) that it is pointing upward and wheels straight. Just slide the new one on.
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Joe Alexander
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Chris Long

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Re: steering wheel swap
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2022, 11:53:06 »
If you are just replacing the wheel you don’t need to remove the hub and can just remove the 5 bolts.
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zak

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Re: steering wheel swap
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2022, 21:33:44 »
Thanks gents, we removed the 22mm nut and replaced the wheel with it's hub. A simple job.
Even though the ivory wheel was original to the car, the car came to me with a black wheel.
Wow, what a difference the ivory wheel make to the interior. It brightens everything up in the cabin.

jz
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1967 250 SL
1983 280 SL
2015 ML 250 Bluetec
2007 ML CDI
2004 E 320 Wagon
1999 E300 Turbodiesel
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