Cracked Steering Wheel

Mickey12 said

I just noticed some major cracks at the base of my steering wheel (’65 Valiant Base). Is this a safety issue? Should the wheel be replaced? If no, can the cracks be patched with a JB Weld type product? The car is just a weekend puddle jumper. See attached photos.View attachment 1714753334

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Thanks
Mike

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nope not a problem for safety. there is a steel ring and rods inside it. welded to the hub. it's a common problem with the older A's
easy fix to but a little time consuming from a cosmetic point.
here's mine I used something called p-7 or pc-7. a 2 part putty epoxy, it worked great good sand/beadingblasting and V'ing the cracks out helps. then used auto paint , using Base/clear to finish it off with.
link for epoxy
http://www.homedepot.com/p/PC-Products-PC-7-Paste-Epoxy-1-2-lb-087770/100649631

AND I have had to push the crap out of it when I made the mistake of letting the rear wheels get off the drive way and onto the ramped dirt heading right for a tree and the old motorhome parked there. talk about a panic, slamming and pushing for all I was worth on the steering wheel trying to stop it from hitting the tree! no cracks in the wheel yet.

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