Quick Disconnect

[tigeryan]

I am wondering if anyone has ever put a quick disconnect on a Festiva, and if they have, what spline count is the Festiva?

Thanks in advance

[Damkid]

Might wanna be a bit more specific on what you're talking about if you want any kind of helpful answers

[F3BZ]

steering wheel? knock off hubs? splined battery terminals?

[tigeryan]

I'd like to put a quick disconnect assembly on the steering wheel on the Festiva we race in the 24 Hours of Lemons, in order to do this we need to figure out what the spline count is on the steering shaft so we can remove the current wheel, purchase a adapter and then purchase a 3 bolt wheel...Went through the shop manual and that didn't have any info, went through the Haynes manual and that didn't have it...I found one place that mentioned it might be a 40 tooth spline on the steering assembly, but one place and really mentioned as an aside doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy...So the former owners of the car mentioned this would be a great forum for info...

[tigeryan]

BTW: Some of you might have seen the car before: festiva-93-lemons.jpg

[Icedawg]

you have to buy a racing steering wheel hub, and the mated spline it comes with, then weld the spline onto the steering wheel column, and bolt the quick release hub onto whatever steering wheel you chose. None of the street cars I have taken apart ever have a nice splined shaft you could just mount a removable race wheel on out of the box.

[TominMO]

I'd like to put a quick disconnect assembly on the steering wheel on the Festiva we race in the 24 Hours of Lemons, in order to do this we need to figure out what the spline count is on the steering shaft so we can remove the current wheel, purchase a adapter and then purchase a 3 bolt wheel...Went through the shop manual and that didn't have any info, went through the Haynes manual and that didn't have it...I found one place that mentioned it might be a 40 tooth spline on the steering assembly, but one place and really mentioned as an aside doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy...So the former owners of the car mentioned this would be a great forum for info...

Remove steering wheel, count splines. Firsthand knowledge is always best.

[Bert]

Nice thing about there being no airbags to deal with, a Festy steering wheel comes off pretty quick. Philips screwdriver and a wheel puller are all you need.

[Team Lightning]

Get one that fits an RX7 and it should work.
also, Grant shows that Probe steering wheel kit fits the Festiva.

[TominMO]

Nice thing about there being no airbags to deal with, a Festy steering wheel comes off pretty quick. Philips screwdriver and a wheel puller are all you need.

I've removed about a dozen steering wheels and never needed a wheel puller. Just rock it backand forth at 12 & 6, and 3 & 9, it'll come off.

[tigeryan]

My weekend project will be to take the wheel off and count the splines myself and see what it is myself...Thanks for the info from Grant about the Ford Probe / RX7 fiting...

[FB71]

Probe wheels are a definite. Had a probe wheel on one of mine.

[tigeryan]

Cool thanks...

[F3BZ]

i come up with 36 splines on a 90-93 non tilt shaft.