65sunbeam, I do not wish to cut the shaft if I do not NEED to, but it is looking more like I will have to cut it. As it stands, the steering wheel is tightly fastened to the shaft with the outer retaining nut but the adjustable shaft is just sitting in the hole. I have no issues of loose steering wheels like Tom mentioned, but the adjustable part is constantly loose so I can move the wheel in and out at any time. This is not impossible to deal with, but I kinda like my steering wheel in one place while driving.
TigerToms, I like your idea of making a wing nut to take the place of the factory horn/nut section. My Moto-Lita, however does not have much room behind the horn section, which is probably very similar to the LeCarra. The Wheel attaches to an adaptor and the horn section is held in place via an O-ring fit with the horn button in the center section. The biggest problem is the horn elec connection is directly out the back of the horn section, which limits the space between the stud and horn section to basically nothing. I was thinking of getting rid of the horns anyway, so that portion is not REAL important to me, but it wold be nice to have them. I would then machine a new horn button section with the proper threads to accommodate the adjusting stud. Then I simply turn the schmancy horn ring like I would the stock ring to tighten/loosen the adjuster. This is a LOT of work and would probaly cost a few nickles too, but it would make for a good fix that should last a very long time. I was honestly hoping for something easier though.
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