What years XJS steering wheels will fit my 1988 car?
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What years XJS steering wheels will fit my 1988 car?
I see several with a year range of say 1982 to 1987, and 1990-something for sale, but nothing with 1988 listed.
Are they all interchangeable with 1988?
Is there a major styling difference?
I have to do something about that wheel that came on my car.
Doug
Are they all interchangeable with 1988?
Is there a major styling difference?
I have to do something about that wheel that came on my car.
Doug
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I believe this will show you the "up to" VIN # of each type of steering wheel.
https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.../brand/jaguar/
https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.../brand/jaguar/
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Any non-airbag pre facelift steering wheel will fit your car. There are loads on UK ebay including the type you like. Also Mota Lita make lovely ones with the correct hubs that will fit.
https://www.moto-lita.co.uk/
https://www.moto-lita.co.uk/
Last edited by Greg in France; 10-31-2023 at 10:31 AM.
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Pardon my ignorance, what year was the first "facelift" car? And what was the facelift? A general redesign?
The pic below sort of shows the current steering wheel which must go. Note it is upside down, the front wheels are pointed straight ahead. I wonder if the PO used the top center spoke as some kind of aiming sight....
Thanks,
Doug
The pic below sort of shows the current steering wheel which must go. Note it is upside down, the front wheels are pointed straight ahead. I wonder if the PO used the top center spoke as some kind of aiming sight....
Thanks,
Doug
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I guess we will find out.
Putting off the chore because i was afraid of what i was going to find, i found:
The horn button was held onto the wheel center by a large magnet.
The hub, the wheel is attached to with three hardware store 1/4"-20 bolts is something home made.
All i can see is a bunch of welding on the outside of the hub behind the wheel, and that was rough turned in a lathe to try and smooth it out.
I have no idea how it is attached to the column, I guess I will unbolt the wheel and see what mystery lies behind it.
Doug
Putting off the chore because i was afraid of what i was going to find, i found:
The horn button was held onto the wheel center by a large magnet.
The hub, the wheel is attached to with three hardware store 1/4"-20 bolts is something home made.
All i can see is a bunch of welding on the outside of the hub behind the wheel, and that was rough turned in a lathe to try and smooth it out.
I have no idea how it is attached to the column, I guess I will unbolt the wheel and see what mystery lies behind it.
Doug
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After you remove the center piece, undo the nut holding the steering wheel hub to the steering column. If you see a plastic nut sitting on top of the steel nut, remove the plastic nut first. It is connected to a long brass rod for the horn.Do not remove the nut all the way to prevent you from getting a nose job. Grab the steering wheel and pull towards you and it should release pretty easily from the spline. You can now completely remove the nut. There will be two halves of a tapered cone at the bottom of the spline. Do not lose them. The taper from the steering wheel hub fits on the tapered 1/2 cones.
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I got the wheel flipped before i read about the 1/2 cones. I didn't see any fall out, so maybe they are still in there...
I left the brass rod out, for now, as the wheel was bottoming on the nylon nut, instead of the hub, which explains why the three 1/4"-20 fasteners were only, barely finger tight.... all three came off without using a wrench
At least with the wheel right side up I can leave the bag off my head if i go get tires before the used wheel i ordered, shows up.
The wheel hub came off easily, though i did use a puller just in case.
The three mounting holes in the wheel were not concentric to the center of the wheel, they were drilled by the PO, evidently, such that the center of the wheel hits on the splined shaft, bolts are just snugged down with a wrench, again, but at least i know they are snugged gently down and not real tight*.
Doug
* A long, long time ago, c.1974, The guy I bought my '61 Corvette from needed some help getting a 1965 Chevelle, (no motor, no interior) towed back to his shop, so we put a milk crate in the car for me to sit on, while he towed the Chevelle a mile of so by 20 foot long chain to the shop.
he would motion with his hands for me to brake so the chain would stay tight if we had to stop.
Anyway, first time i went to brake, i used the steering wheel as leverage to keep me on the crate.
I quickly found out here was no nut on the steering wheel, and it came off in my hands and i almost fell over backwards off the crate.
I was able to shove the wheel back on the splines, in my pseudo panic; couldn't steer, couldn't stop, and after I got the wheel on, I steered with one hand, and used the other to hold onto the bottom of the dash for brake pedal leverage.
Some memories stick with you.
I left the brass rod out, for now, as the wheel was bottoming on the nylon nut, instead of the hub, which explains why the three 1/4"-20 fasteners were only, barely finger tight.... all three came off without using a wrench
At least with the wheel right side up I can leave the bag off my head if i go get tires before the used wheel i ordered, shows up.
The wheel hub came off easily, though i did use a puller just in case.
The three mounting holes in the wheel were not concentric to the center of the wheel, they were drilled by the PO, evidently, such that the center of the wheel hits on the splined shaft, bolts are just snugged down with a wrench, again, but at least i know they are snugged gently down and not real tight*.
Doug
* A long, long time ago, c.1974, The guy I bought my '61 Corvette from needed some help getting a 1965 Chevelle, (no motor, no interior) towed back to his shop, so we put a milk crate in the car for me to sit on, while he towed the Chevelle a mile of so by 20 foot long chain to the shop.
he would motion with his hands for me to brake so the chain would stay tight if we had to stop.
Anyway, first time i went to brake, i used the steering wheel as leverage to keep me on the crate.
I quickly found out here was no nut on the steering wheel, and it came off in my hands and i almost fell over backwards off the crate.
I was able to shove the wheel back on the splines, in my pseudo panic; couldn't steer, couldn't stop, and after I got the wheel on, I steered with one hand, and used the other to hold onto the bottom of the dash for brake pedal leverage.
Some memories stick with you.
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