BMWDavid

OK, my Silver Anniversary Carrera is pristine and all that. However I do not care for the steering wheel as it is the same color as interior (Silk Gray) nor do I like the shape.

I was considering putting in a 930R wheel or some MOMO wheel. For sure I would keep the stock original wheel for any future owner or display of car.

Is the removal and installation straight forward? What about the need for a puller or will wheel pull off after removal of mounting nut?

Thanks,

David

emac

David
I really is easy, I would mark you wheel with a piece of chalk or some similar pen. Without seeing your wheel I would guess you would pull off the horn pad and there is a 22mm (?) nut inside. Remove and pull off the wheel. No need for a puller. Reinstall and make sure you align the marks you made and your set. If you buy a Momo I believe you might need to get a new hub.

Ernie 81 SC

ruckmjr

Easy job, go for it. I installed a Momo and love it. Had to get the hub and the wheel sat too close to the dash for me. I had to re-order and get the spacer. Works great.

zorro1car

Easy job,,I had a Momo and replaced it with an Isotta...it is a leather and wood combination and fits a Momo hub. It comes with a Isotta horn button, but I purchased a Porsche horn button (if it fits a Momo it will fit an Issotta). I didn't need to use the spacer that was with my Momo. As stated earlier, you need to mark the wheel before removing so you can align the new one properly.

theiceman

while you have the wheel off make sure to check the steering bushing. MY sc has eaten 3 in the last 30 years. I now have a steel sleeve in there and it works great. You can usually tell if you need a new one as you will have verticle play in the wheel.

ice

Naitove

If you get the wheel completely even left to right before you remove it, the new one will go on straight too. There's no point in marking the original wheel as I assume you are going to replace it. There's also a spade terminal in there for the horn button connection.

Peter Zimmermann

David: You will also have to figure out the T/S cancel device. I'm not sure what the hubs come with today, but I've seen some that modification was necessary on. With luck you'll be able to remove yours from your wheel and install it on the replacement. Make sure that it ends up facing the correct direction or it won't work. Depending on the wheel follow the instructions for the horn hook-up.
Pete

2002M3Drew

The 930S is a simple replacement - pull off the horn pad, unscrew the large 28mm nut (you need a deep 28mm socket or a large extension to get in there...FYI), remove old, replace new, and you're done.

The Momo replacement isn't all that difficult, but you do have to remove the hub. The Momo instructions are sparse at best. The trickiest parts are getting the horn wired correctly, and getting the wheel back on straight.

EDIT: CORRECTION: SHOULD BE 27MM NOT 28 MM...MY BAD!

tone40

But, I would want to keep it original.That is assuming that it is not too expensive.

Mine is worn to rough texture in one spot (~11:00 position). I have made numerous applications of Lexol, to minimal improvement.

Has anyone tried to have their's recovered instead? This may be a cost effective alternate.

tone40

Dealer quote for a dark blue finish: $1400. Only 2 available and those are in Germany.

Going to check on the possibility of a recover.

tchanson

Just to clarify, the nut holding the hub is 27mm, not 28mm, and as such you'll want a 27mm deep socket.


Tim

Jay H

I've seen plenty of wheels recovered. Some to good effect and other's were not so good... There are plenty of kits out there for a DIY recover and there are also vendors that will recover your wheel. It'll be cheaper than $1400 from Porsche.

BMWDavid

Thanks for the input. I've been looking at all the MOMO steering wheels and there are some really nice looking ones.

At first I thought I would go with a 930R wheel to keep it all Porsche. But now looking at the MOMO wheels I don't know now. Decisions!

David

2002M3Drew

WHOOPS! You are absolutely correct...sorry about that! That is how archived threads cause people problems in the tool store.