MTFCA Forum

Hello all,

I was recently given a nice, wooden steering wheel for my 1915. The wheel that is currently on the car is one of the black Fordite ones from a later car. The Fordite wheel spider has one key slot, and the earlier wheel has two slots. The end of the column seems to have slots for two keys, with only one being used to secure the Fordite wheel. However the steering box style suggests a later column. Can anyone tell me if the column is in fact an early or later one? Will an earlier wheel fit onto a later column? Is there is a difference in column diameter between the earlier and later columns?

The Fordite wheel seems to slide on easily whereas the early wheel seems to fit but with difficulty/very little clearance. I haven't tried to get the early wheel on all the way for fear it may get stuck. Thanks.

The horn wire tube on a 1915 column is smaller than later years.

Yes, the 1915 and earlier posts have two keys. I don't know when the change to a single key was made. The horn button introduced in 1915 was held on top of the column by two screws. 1915 gear case and levers were brass plated.