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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: checker on February 11, 2017, 12:30:18 PM

Title: Steering Wheel Knob
Post by: checker on February 11, 2017, 12:30:18 PM

I found a nice vintage wheel steering knob at a local flea market.

Seems like it fits on my Kaiser steering wheel but where should it be placed on the wheel to be period correct ?

(never had one of those and Kaisers are older than me !)

Thanks

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Knob
Post by: alohagreen on February 11, 2017, 03:09:49 PM

left handed driver or are you a right handed driver those knuckle busters go where you need it the most for
assisted steering

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Knob
Post by: Terry T on February 11, 2017, 03:19:14 PM

They were once deemed illegal in many states--not so anymore.

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Knob
Post by: Gordie on February 13, 2017, 01:34:11 AM

They will quickly cut an ugly groove in your steering wheel.  We called them "necker knobs" when I was in high school.  You could drive with one arm around your girl friends shoulder.  don't put it on a nice steering wheel!

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Knob
Post by: alohagreen on February 13, 2017, 09:32:11 AM

dang near forgot that "necker knobs"  ah yep

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Knob
Post by: boatingbill on February 13, 2017, 04:23:12 PM

If I remember correctly you can cut a piece of bicycle inner tube to fit inside the clamp and thus not mar the steering wheel. Necker
knobs were very popular in the fifty's before power steering was common. It allowed one hand steering witch took two hands in
those days. My '51 Kaiser was very hard to steer with a necker nob until I figured out the steering sector box needed lubrication
now and then. Ah the fun of driving in those days.