need piece for steeing wheel, 1969 911 S

[blucille]

I'm looking for the rubber piece that is inside the horn butterfly....my horn honks by itself, and it looks like this rubber piece has lost its elacticity.

anyone have a part number or an idea where to get it??

-Lewis

[andyjboy]

Part number : 901.347.823.01

It's available from lots of sources including Pelican:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/...&I1.x=7&I1.y=8

[larry47us]

Andy:

There was a thread on Pelican some months ago about Steering wheel bushings. They indicated that these things are about $80 each. The one you linked to is for a 914. Are they the same??

larry

[andyjboy]

Larry - the part I listed is the rubber 'spring' which fits in the back of the butterfly horn pad in both the 400mm 911 & 380mm 914 steering wheels.



It's a completely different part to the steering wheel bushing :



- which is also less than $15

[kenikh]

The rubber cup costs $80!?! Crap, I was just going to look for one as mine is knackered, but now I'll live with mine, as is.

[andyjboy]

Kenik - the rubber 'spring' for the steering wheel is $9-95 !!

[larry47us]

Andy:

Well, I need the steering wheel bushing. If it is that cheap, I can even afford to buy one!!

Couldn't seem to find it on the Pelican website. Do you happen to know the part number? I guess that I need to get meself a PET.

TIA

larry

[ttweed]

If it's for your '73, Larry, forget it. That cheap bushing is for the '74+ cars. The steering wheel bushings for the '73 are different and so expensive it will make your teeth hurt. It's a 914 part number, but around $200 the last time I checked at the dealer. Prices have gone up since then.

TT

[larry47us]

Tom:

That's what I had heard. I was hoping that Andy was going to prove the earlier thread wrong. Maybe not.

They were using the cap from a WD-40 can (with the top cut off) to fit in and fill the space. Seemed to work for them. I'll have to look up the thread. WD-40 is LOTS cheaper than the cost of the Bushing!!!!

larry

[ttweed]

That's what I had heard. I was hoping that Andy was going to prove the earlier thread wrong. Maybe not.

BTDT. I bought the cheap bushing a long time ago and took the wheel off my '73 only to find the much more expensive "cup" type bearing under there.

I live with the slight wobble, myself. I don't even notice it when driving, really.

TT