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World Rally 2 Steering wheel collar cracked

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baritonomarchetto:
That collar is very common: source out an old steering wheel block and take it from there. Sometimes you find it still attached to the wheel. Way cheaper than 60 dollars (!!)

Anyhow, for home use is probably sufficient some extra strong glue  ;)

vandale:
Hi Madfrog.

I have the exact same wheel but its missing the hub. Its got 3 holes and that's it.

I would take it to a tig or mig welder and get him to blast the crack then just file it back to shape and you will be sweet.

Cheers

madfrog2000:
Baritonomarchetto - Yeah I was looking around on ebay for a cheap steering wheel with 1 still attached no luck yet. Hopefully 1 will pop up in NZ sometime soon.
I think I will try the glue for now till I can get my hands on an replacement.

Vandale - I will do that if the glue doesn't hold. I own a tig and mig welder at home but never been taught how to use it so I might give practice on some old bits of metal first then give it a go.

Thanks guys for you help.

Xiaou2:
Fyi - Typical glue wont hold up to the high psi stress levels of a mechanical function like that.

 Epoxy might hold up... but epoxy can still crack if not supported by some bracing material.

 Epoxy putty, the good stuff.. can be as strong or stronger than the original undamaged part... and no bracing material needed.

 Ive used the water-safe plastic based epoxy putty, to bond two different threaded parts, to form my own high pressure adapter.
This part is not only under high pressure constantly.. but I run very hot water through it.   (Portable Dishwasher, with water heater on near max heat output)

 Its been a few months.. and not a single drip of leakage, nor sign of any issues whatsoever.   The stuff is really incredible.  You could pretty much make anything out of it.

madfrog2000:
Sorry yeah I meant Epoxy putty when I said glue.

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