This is an annoying problem on my friends ef and my newly purchaced coupe.... I feel that I cannot have complete control of the car if the thing is twisting in my hands. Can this be reglued or in anyway repaired with out simply replacing the whole wheel?

 

yeah, retighten the damn nut that attaches the steering wheel to the shaft. That was too easy.

 

Well thats not too easy if that isnt the problem I described. I tried to be as clear as possible but what im talking about is the vinyl wrap of the wheel itself twisting on the metal support. think like a motorcyle throttle.

 

Oh ok, now I understand. Mine does the exact same thing. Either get a steering wheel cover, or buy a new wheel. There is no other way to remedy the problem.

 

I figured that is what would be the case. I have a perfectly good one in my delsol, but I want to get a aftermarket wheel for that. So Anyone want to buy a perfect 93 civic airbag wheel in black?

 

What if you used a syringe with some type of glue, and injected it from the back in a few places?

 

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There are a couple of reasons why that wouldn't work.

1. Glue is extremely thick and it more than likely wouldn't even come out of a little syringe.
2. The stock wheel covering is really tight on the wheel and "if" you could get the glue to come out of the syringe I don't think it would distribute itself under the stock covering.

Good idea though, shows you're thinking!

 

I have noticed the same problem occurring on my hatch. I think there is a screw at the 12 o'clock position on the wheel. Maybe this needs to be tightened? I really doubt it.

 

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I bet it would work well if you found the right glue. My friends dad used a hypodermic needle and syringe to inject wood glue into cracks or joints on old furniture. You could get a needle with a large diameter and inject 5 min epoxy or something. The needle for the wood glue was pretty small. As far as distributng the glue that's pretty easy - just twist the area you are gluing. Someone sould try this. Lots of cars have this problem.

 

Hey, I never said don't try it, I just said I don't think it would work. But hey, if you got some time and money to waste........go ahead!!