Available is an NOS Wood Steering wheel. This is the 18 inch Wood wheel . I have been told by technical people on this list that this wheel is for the Canadian Chevy CMP. While it will fit right on to the Chevy/GMC steering shaft it is not the 20" diameter of the G506/G508 wood wheel.
The wood is perfect and painted OD. There is some surface rusting on the metal spokes but they are not damaged and should clean up easily.
I purchased it at Aberdeen and have $100 in it. It is being sold to this group for what I purchased it for. Insured UPS ground shipping (at cost) to 48 states will run between $8 - $11 depending upon what coast you are on. International shipping can be arranged at whatever it costs --- no markup.
Please PM me if interested.
Bill
1945 GMC DUKW
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
The Wood Wheels had OD Paint applied at the factory, but look much nicer when the paint is removed (Steel Wool do a good job) and Raw Linseed Oil is rubbed into the grain. These wheels are "keyed" onto the steering shaft, and the Horn Button Retainer looks best when installed using 2 each #8-32 X 1/2" oval head brass screws. The brass does not rust into the threads of the steering wheel, and also the patina that takes a few months to show, matches the OD paint of the wheel.
Joel
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
I beleive there is a difference between the wood weel for open cab and the weel for close cab CCKW (diameter). Is this one the correct diameter for closed or open cab?
1942 GMC CCKW 353 cargo closed cab with steel bed
1943 Dodge WC 63 (6x6)
1944 Jeep Willys
1943 steel Ben Hur trailer
194? 1 ton Buffalo water trailer
194? 1/4 ton Bantam trailer
Link to see my vehicules: http://ledog.forumgmc.com
The Part numbers for the wheels used on Closed and Open Cabs are the same, the diameters of CCKW and G-506 Chevrolet wooden, or hard rubber steering wheels atr the same. What has happened is that some smaller diameter CMP wheels have been offered as authentic CCKW in the past, and there are sellers that will still represent these as CCKW and could care less as money is their game.
Joel
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
1942 GMC CCKW 353 cargo closed cab with steel bed
1943 Dodge WC 63 (6x6)
1944 Jeep Willys
1943 steel Ben Hur trailer
194? 1 ton Buffalo water trailer
194? 1/4 ton Bantam trailer
Link to see my vehicules: http://ledog.forumgmc.com
777 AAA wrote:So the correct diameter for CCKW is 18" ?
The Title of this thread included "Please read carefully"... the first post indicated that the steering wheel he is offering is only 18" dia. (a CMP wheel), and not the correct 20" (for the CCKW or Chevy 1-1/2 ton G506).
That said, I am NOT an authority on what size wheel is correct for what, and am only pointing out what the inital seller said in his "For Sale" description. The only experience that I have is with Chevy G506's and all of the steering wheels I have seen here in the midwest are 20". My three steering wheels (two wood, one plastic) are also 20"...
fyi.... here is a wood steering wheel on ebay # 6533840623. I am interested to see what my steering wheel diameter is.... will measure this weekend. The truck was restored in the late 70s.
Rob
41 WLA (project bike)
42 57mm Anti Tank Gun
42 WC52
42 CCKW 353 Open Cab
43 Diamond T M3 Half-Track
43 WC51
1 Ton Ben Hur Trailer
Looking at the picture of the wheel on Ebay it looks like an 18" Canadian. That is if the floor tiles it is setting on are the normal 4" tiles. I have emailed them for the diameter. Will advise when I receive an answer.
I have known Phil for a long time, he has premium quality parts geared to the discriminating collector. His descriptions are always accurate, as Phil is one salesman who knows his product. This is where the hobby is going folks, SOLD for $390.00, them wheels is expensive. I am going to padlock my wheel.
Joel
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
As per the seller the wheel is/was an 18" wheel....
This is the smaller diamter wheel, it will however fit both vehicles (CCKW and DUKW). The smaller diamter, however it didn't come on the DUKW is almost a better fit for it. On my DUKW I find that with the larger wheel my knuckles are always getting smacked. But to answer your question it is the smaller Diamter, I think 18". Thanks!
Well I guess since I am asking $100 for the wheel I am short changing myself as it sold on ebay for $390. It looks like the market price is around $390.
And as no one here is interested.....It is off to ebay I go....
Bill
1945 GMC DUKW
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
That's Phil, he knows how to sell. We in this Hobby just have to settle in at our own level. I enjoy this Hobby, and all the manners in which our CCKWs are restored. None of this discrimination about using "foreign parts", or favoring an "elite expert" because of their capacity to "drink beer"
Joel
44 MB 356378- 54 M-38A1-41 CCKW 352-51 M-37-42TW6-45MBT-43 M1 BOMB LIFT (WEAVER)- RECORD SETTING HONOR GRADUATE Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics School, U.S. ARMY 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL 1962 - MVPA 1064 - RED BALL CHAPTER - PHONY VETERAN HEADHUNTER - ARMY FIXED & ROTARY WING MECHANIC/CREWCHIEF-STILL FIT WARBIRD COCKPITS
52 M38 Willy's
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
Hi I am new to this form and would like to know if anyone could tell me the difference between a 20" Chevy wooden steering wheel and one from a DUKW. I noticed that the rivets that hold the wood to the spokes, (on my steering wheel) are elongated with sharp points <==> and not round O like the rivets on smaller 18" wheels I was also told that the dukw wheel had a pair of rivets that indicated where the rudder was. Can anyone clear this up for me? Thanks Tim
It wasn't me, I didn't do it.
1943 White Half Track
1943 Schelm Brothers M-10 Ammo Trailer
194? GMC DUKW