914/6 - RS Wheel

[Zithlord]

Hi

I have changed from an original 73 S 40cm leather steering wheel to a 914/6 - RS 38cm wheel. On the original wheel there was a metal plate with a "lip" on the backside secured by two screws. This wont fit the 914/6 - RS wheel because the holes dont match up, and there is no cone in the holes for the screws to go into. I have installed the wheel without the metal plate and it seems just fine. Do I need this plate and if so why? If I have to I can modify the holes on the new wheel and make new holes in the plate so the holes match up.

Se the pictures for the plate in consern and the new wheel fitted.

John

[70SATMan]

The "Plate" is your turn signal cancellation ring. Sounds like you have a 914 wheel and not the 914-6. The 914-6 wheel would have had the same countersunk screw pattern. to use the wheel you will have to drill, countersink and tap new holes to mount the ring.

[fryardds]

That is the turn signal cancel ring. The 38 cm wheel you are putting on is not the 914-6/RS wheel because those are drilled for the ring. Instead you are putting on a 914 wheel. I have the same wheel and ended up drilling, tapping and counter-sinking the holes to accept the cancel ring. It is easy to do and very helpfull for shutting of the turn signal

edit: Micheal beat me to the answer. So yeah what he said.

[Zithlord]

I took the wheel of again and checked the part number. It was 914.347.809.00. This is listed (se picture) with a (5) reference number. I see this must be the 914 wheel with foam and a covering that looks like leather. Anyhow I am 190cm tall so finaly I can get into the car easily and my hands and knees dont bump the wheel all the time. The reason I tought it was a RS wheel was the diamter of 38cm, I dont have a lot of experience on this car yet but I am learning, I hope ....

John

Thanks you guys!!

[Mr9146]

Don't drill and tap the wheel...that's crazy talk.

Pop another hole in the cancelling ring and be done with it.

[fryardds]

John,

Another consideration would to look for or make an extended hub 38 cm steering wheel. I'm 6'4" so I put a 38 cm with an extended hub on the 'E' before our drive to CA and it was amazing how nice it was for steering and shifting.

Crazy? Marco now I can sleep better knowing I didn't deface the cancel ring.

[Mr9146]

John,
Crazy? Marco now I can sleep better knowing I didn't deface the cancel ring.

Actually Brian, what you have in your car is an ultra-rare, limited production, one-year-only 914 wheel that was specifically produced by the factory as a special-order rally item for use during the "in town" stages of rallys where participants regularly came across 4-way intersections that required the use of signals. An unkown number of the ULTRA RARE items were produced between 1970 and 1971, and I've seen them recently trading on E-bay for the modest sum of $1500.

What does that info do for your evening bed rest?

Actually, I've seen cancelling rings with so many holes that they look like telephone dials. They still turned the signals off, though.

I guess there's more than one way to skin a cat.

[70SATMan]

Wouldn't he still need to countersink the existing holes? Is there room for pan head screws between the ring and the horn contact ring?

[hdavis]

I have the same wheel on my '68, much more comfortable. I drilled 1 (or maybe 2) holes in the plate, it works perfect.

[Mr9146]

Wouldn't he still need to countersink the existing holes? Is there room for pan head screws between the ring and the horn contact ring?

No wheel modification is necessary.

I have no idea what a "pan head" screw is.