1938 1 ton pickup steering wheel

rkmiller

rkmiller

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I have been trying to figure out what the steering wheel on a 38 1 ton looks like and where to find a good used or reproduction that will work. I looked at some photos of trucks online but everyone has something different some 3 spoke and some 4. I have not been able to find a reproduction of either. Seems they quit making them?
 
My first flathead powered truck was a 38 one ton. Sold it 25 years ago, and don't recall how many spokes but guessing 2.. Later on bought a '47 one ton and afterwards a few more 45 and 47 one tons. (all one tons had 122" wheelbase). All had a 17" 2 spoke wheel like 1/2 tons. I have had various 1 1/2 tons (131"wb) and they all had 18" 4 spoke wheels. Lots of dodge trucks had 3 spoke wheels aqnd they sort of interchange with ford. The cracks in steering wheels are easy to fix with epoxy like marine-tex other epoxy paste.
 
All the photos I can find show a 3 spoke or 4 spoke. I have not found any 2 spoke until the 40's. Bear in mind I am not an expert. I would just like to confirm - with a photo if possible- what I need to be looking for.


My great uncle bought this new in 1938, then one of my cousins took it apart in about 1992 and it has sat in our old machinery shed since. I am starting to pull stuff out and figure out what is there and what I need to be looking for to get things going again. It was fun to drive when I was a kid as we used it to haul seed grain for planting wheat.
 
I have a 1940 parts book and it shows 81C-3600 Wheel-steering-black fitting 1938-39 122" and commercial.
Added a picture I found.
 

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Thanks!
I have seen photos of that 3 spoke on the internet. They quite reproducing it. That is the one I need I am sure as that is how my luck usually goes��

Did it say what the shaft diameter and spline count was?

Thanks!
 
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