Another Steering Wheel Snapped

[Stewart]

A recall should happen before someone gets seriously injured or even killed

[Guest grimbo]

any update on this

[Guest J-Bond]

i got an RMD D-Shape 320mm ....

 

gbs sent me this one ... in nov-dec last gear ....

 

the brand or the model are bad ????

 

i got a MOMO one for "daily" .. and i wanted the "D-shape" ... for trackdays ..... now i'm a little bit scarred ..

 

and ... i'm a little bit far from gbs ...

[knights_templar]

not seen one of these yet.

 

but I have seen steering wheels on production cars fail.

 

so not as uncommon as you would think

[richyb66]

not seen one of these yet.

 

but I have seen steering wheels on production cars fail.

 

so not as uncommon as you would think

 

So nothing for anyone to worry about then?

[knights_templar]

not saying we should not be concerned.

 

just that it happens to major manufacturers, as well as retro fit suppliers, the question is why?

 

cheap and cheerful is certainly a possibility, and to echo someone above, you do pay for what you get.

[Grim]

why? My money would be on it being a cheap CS4 pressing steel that's nearly pure iron, and is as soft as cheese. Not really suitable for the application.

[Guest zoomzoom]

Imm... I concur.

[speedtripledan]

Even if its cheap it should still be fit for purpose, when mine snapped under breaking the outcome could have been so much worse, In my opinion cheap or not they should be withdrawn from sale typical Chinese cheap crap copy!

[fry61]

All these safety critical failures should be reported to Trading Standards; they have teeth which can bite; on here it's only teeth sucking sympathy. Useful to report on here but little can be done to address the fault or cure it.

[Guest Big T]

I also have a "LOT" of flex in this steering wheel and have always been a little concerned by it. I am not certain that it has snapped I assume you have to cut the swede away to be sure or is it more obvious??

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[speedtripledan]

I also have a "LOT" of flex in this steering wheel and have always been a little concerned by it. I am not certain that it has snapped I assume you have to cut the swede away to be sure or is it more obvious??

 

 

Any help would be appreciated.

when mine went it was under the suede so not obvious but when pushed and pulled it would move by the spoke on the right side even doubt take it back

 

 

[Guest Big T]

Much appreciated, mine is the same right hand spoke where the movement is. I will get on to GBS tomorrow.

 

Thanks again

[knights_templar]

I also have a "LOT" of flex in this steering wheel and have always been a little concerned by it. I am not certain that it has snapped I assume you have to cut the swede away to be sure or is it more obvious??

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

is that flex when you move the wheel left or right, or flex back and forth?

[Guest Big T]

Back and forth around the 2 o'clock position just above the right spoke.