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04-10-2022, 11:57 AM
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Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
I've got a 65 Belair steering wheel I'd like to clean up. The horn cap is held on by two spring clips. One clip has come off. The rivet edges have come off. Before I look for another cap I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestion to repair this one. The rivets are actually part of the casting. See pics.
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04-10-2022, 12:02 PM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
I hate to say JB Weld but...
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04-10-2022, 12:15 PM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
I'll have to check if there's enough depth but maybe I could drill it out and use some of these knurled rivets if I could find a small enough one.
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04-10-2022, 01:13 PM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
allen cap screw?
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04-10-2022, 01:59 PM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
JB Weld the clips on the posts. I did exactly this on a couple wire wheel Cadillac center caps and it worked perfectly.
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04-10-2022, 03:50 PM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
Got JB Weld on one side and when it sets up I'll move the clamp and do the other side. I drilled down in the center of the hole a bit to giv it something to bite into. If this doesn't work Ive got some tiny knurled rivets coming from Ebay. I could probably only drill down 3/16" without going through though.
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04-11-2022, 09:58 AM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
Well the JB weld is holding it pretty good.
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04-11-2022, 11:20 AM
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Re: Any suggestions to fix this horn cap?
Nice! Since it's a part that won't be frequently removed, it'll probably stay together for a long while
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