I'm going to have to do a drawing I guess. I tried to photograph, but the stopper is only visible through the splines on the wheel mounted adaptor when the wheel is removed-so a black rubber stopper in a deep dark hole-not good for photos. Basically it's just a rubber spacer between the end of the steering shaft and the next most solid thing in the assembly.
So another try at a word description: imagine: take the wheel off, and stick a rubber stopper on the end of the steering shaft, widest end of the stopper on the shaft. Stopper length need to be somewhat longer (like 1/16" to maybe an 1/8") than the distance from the end of the shaft to the backside of the steering wheel (or a spacer if that spacer has a solid center). Now slide the steering wheel with QR over the stopper and the shaft splines. You will have to exert just a little bit of force at the end to get the wheel to click into place. Except in my case, because the stopper was a bit wider than the internal splines on the QR, I pushed it through before seating the wheel. Once through the splines, the stopper expanded and remains trapped in place just past the end of the female splines.
To measure the required length of the spacer/stopper, remove the wheel from the QR and reinstall the QR to the shaft. Measure the distance from the wheel mounting surface of the QR to the end of the steering shaft. If applicable, add the thickness of any wheel spacer, only if it's one with a hollow center. Otherwise use the first measurement.
Keep in mind the material selected for the spacer, and hence it's compressibility, will determine the spacer length. Some experimentation may be required. And don't make the effort to seat the wheel too high or you may not get it fully seated.
To be clear, this does not actually eliminate all wheel movement, but rather it diminishes and dampens it to the extent you don't notice it anymore. And it's 'cheap as chips' as the U.K folks say.
And for the high anxiety types, no, the slight pressure will not cause the wheel to come loose. Only movement of the locking collar can do that. The locking ball method of retention is well proven over decades in motor racing and is very robust, unless of course you don't seat the wheel properly in the first place.
Last edited by Bitsobrits; 16/07/20 06:22 PM.
