Edwardb’s Gen 3 Type 65 Coyote Coupe #59 Build: 5,000 Mile Report

[edwardb]

Hey Paul. Thanks so much for the description of the quick release installation, but I had a couple of questions regarding the removal of material from the steering wheel piece, and the piece that mounts on the steering wheel adapter. You say to completely remove the raised portion on the back of the adapter piece. Because it's recessed into the outer collar of the quick release, how exactly did you go about removing this material? Is the material difficult to cut? I see there are two screws on the back of this piece with washers that appear to locate that cast piece, and possibly hold it in place? Should those screws be removed to pull the piece that is to be trimmed out, or would that be something that should not be removed to avoid problems in reassembly? On the steering wheel piece, it appears that you only took the stock material down to the first step. Is this correct? If I don't have the capabilities to cleanly remove the material, do you think it would be something to have a local machine shop take care of? Sorry for all the additional questions. I just don't want to screw this up. Thanks.

The parts are aluminum, so not hard to work with. I did the majority of the work by hand. For the piece that goes on the steering wheel, I trimmed it carefully with a Dremel, then straightened with a file, and finished by sanding across a piece of sandpaper on the workbench. Took some elbow grease to get like the picture, but not particularly difficult. The amount to take off is as you described. It's obvious how much to take off once the other side is on the adapter. The release won't go together until the right amount is removed.

The piece that goes on the adapter is a bit harder. I described making a fixture and trimming with a router. But that didn't work all that well, and if I were doing it again wouldn't bother. I mainly removed all the material with a Dremel. The flat surface is already there, so just need to work down to that. I didn't take the screws out that you mention. That would have released the locking spring assembly, and since there were cautions about how it should be adjusted, I chose not to disturb it. Not sure that would have made it any easier anyway.

If you're not comfortable with all of this, I would think a machinist could do it pretty easily. Probably with a milling machine, lathe, or both.

[EZ$]

Thanks so much Paul. Just wasn't sure how easy/hard the removal was going to be. I've got basically the same tools, so I'll give it a go. Good to know that the piece with the locking button doesn't get taken apart. That was what I figured would happen.
Another question I forgot to ask, how did you center the pieces to get the holes drilled? I was going to make a template of the holes, and try to center it on the center point of the steering wheel and the adapter. Just don't know how accurate that will get me.

[edwardb]

Another question I forgot to ask, how did you center the pieces to get the holes drilled? I was going to make a template of the holes, and try to center it on the center point of the steering wheel and the adapter. Just don't know how accurate that will get me.

Nothing very fancy there either. Placed the quick connect pieces over their intended spots and marked the hole locations. Then using a micrometer measured and adjusted as necessary to get them exactly the same distance from the edge of the inner concentric holes. Center punched and measured again. Drilled an undersized hole and measured again. Couple I had to tweak with a needle file. Final drilled and tapped the adapter side. Everything centered up quite well. This is where a drill press really helps.