Steering wheel boss rubbing

[ARD]

I changed my steering wheel on my 1969 AS to a dished Nardi to make the seating position a bit more comfortable. As part of that I switched in a spider-point steering boss https://www.spider-point.com/fiat-spide ... nardi.html, and when I reattached the plastic trim around the steering column it now seems to be rubbing just slightly. Other than simply taking the plastic off and putting it back on, is there anything to look out for to make sure it doesn't rub?

[18Fiatsandcounting]

As I recall, the two halves of the steering wheel cover are essentially located on top of the wiring harness mess that goes to the switch and lever assembly on the steering column. There are two bolts/nuts that hold this switch/wiring assembly onto the steering shaft outer tube, and if you loosen those, you might be able to slide this assembly down the tube (away from the steering wheel) about an 1/8" or 1/4" inch, and that might solve your rubbing problem.

-Bryan

[spider2081]

Factory routing of the steering column was between the steering column mounting plate and the chassis where the plate mounts. I'm talking about the 2 # 13 nuts and the safety tabs that get bent. Many cars have had the wires moved so they simply tuck up behind the dash. This makes installing the top half of the switch cover difficult. My question is do you have the center screw in stalled in the bottom half. the one that goes straight up into the column?? If that screw is properly installed usually the covers are in the correct positions