Interior: 57 Hawk Steering Wheel:56 Hawk Steering Column

[345 DeSoto]

Will a 57 Hawk steering wheel fit a 56 Hawk steering column?...

[6hk71400]

First hand knowledge here: NO. The 56 was a flat wheel and the 57 was a dished wheel. I got a 57 wheel out of a junk yard in 1969 and tried to put in on a 56 column. It has a gap of a couple of inches. It will fit but not properly.

You would have to change out the column with a 57 C or K for it to fit properly. Not hard but you have to have all the correct parts.

Bob Miles
Pacific Southwest Zone Coordinator

[345 DeSoto]

What is the spline count count/shaft diameter for the 56?...

[RadioRoy]

From ten months ago...

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?106532-Steering-Wheel-to-Seat-Clearance&highlight=steering+shaft+diameter

and eleven months ago

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?106253-Steering-wheel&p=1111655#post1111655

[345 DeSoto]

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