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I BROKE MY FREAKIN' STEERING WHEEL. HTF???? I should have known it would turn out to be a bad idea sooner or later. What a piece of $hit.

OK, I guess you can skip PT for a while

I wish- my boss would pick me up himself.

Damn Jack, Okay that is not cool .

No it's not, but I guess GM had PS in mind when they created it. I guess it's also somewhat of a safety thing too, in case my head were to have made contact with it.

Everything's ok though, 'cause I duct taped it.

Gotta love that duct tape jack. I got some in black if you want it to match your steering wheel. Just think, now you can get one of those cool, sorta-square, ricer like steering wheels. I wish I had one.

Looks like Epoxy might work till you get a replacement.

Holy Fawk man, that is cool....not!


I dont have PS either, and I admit I dont drive it much, but DAYAUM I never would have guessed that would happen

Holy chit, me neither Rob.

Nick- I might just take you up on that. I feel like I need to do the whole thing now, cause look:

Probably it´s really some kind of predetermined breaking point...

The steering wheel in my Beretta didn´t break, instead it broke my sternum... i would have preferred the first option.

That steering wheel should NEVER break. It is a "safety-critical" item and I will get real snotty with GM about the issue. Don't let them fob you off about driving without powersteering or about the age of the car. I repeat: that steering wheel should NEVER break. If need be write a letter to the top man at GM stating that a steering wheel breakage might leave them open to severe liability claims if somebody get to injured and that the should check the whole production batch.

I don't know GM/Lada, but I spent 12 years designing Fords and know that they will first act indifferently until you mention damages!

That's what I was saying Chris- it's some kind of safety feature. I would have been thankful had been in your shoes (even thought I would never want to wear them), but since I didn't have an accident, it pisses me off.

Well, you can´t wear them anyway: Size 15 j/k

How long did you drive without power steering?

Yes but I agree: steering wheel should never break.
What if you were having a serious accident because of the steering wheel broke ???

If you need a quick replacement, I do not know if the 3rd gen will fit, but
I got one extra in the 87 which is for parts.

It just might Silke. What color is it? Not that it really matters, but I'm just curious. Could you bring it to work tomorrow?

@2slow: I guess you know what you´re talking about

Do you know by accident what forces a steering wheel should be able to take (for example 3 times the expected forces under normal driving conditions etc - don´t know the correct english technical phrase), i´m just curious.

Sorry Stef- I completely missed your post. I will check with them tomorrow.

I believe it is black. And I can not bring it to work, it is still in the 87 which is in Kirchheimbolanden... where Rick lives. I can try to call Rick but I doubt he will take it out tonight in the dark, maybe tomorrow.

Just Like Stef said , It shouldn't break. I don't think that is a safety feature , because youhave that big AZZ air bag ready to hit you in the event of a collision. Now with it broke that would very easily stick into the rib cage . Imagine the carnage that would cause.

That's a scary thought Roy.

Silke, I understand. I was just wondering if it was out. How can I arrange getting it from you?


I contacted GM via email, so hopefully they'll give me a decent reply within the next few days or so. I basically let them have it, since I'm in Germany and could have been on the 'bahn when this happened.