[Deadhead]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Is this fairly standard practice?

I've never heard of removing a steering wheel for wintertime storage.

I suspect it gets a bit colder here than it does in Virginia.

K

I got the idea from a member from Northern Europe. When he mentioned it, I began looking back and also checking wheels in the dead of winter, and I really believe this is where the majority of my cracking came/comes from. Makes sense when you think of the device and materials it is made of. I observed the clear pulling away from the solid portion of mine by 1/8" + when we were in single digits. I do not have the option of heated storage so, I opted for this as well as storing the extra wheels I have. It is not difficult, and if it saves me a grand or two it is worth it. We are totally screwy in the climate Dept. It is not unusual for us to have 30-40* swings per day and we have periods that can be in upper 90s or 100 in summer, and we always get weeks of 0 or below in winter. Example, forecast for 93 high & 54 low for Saturday. Totally normal.