I just have to say that maybe "I'm the lucky one", but... :evil: I went doing the same???!! thing; You would think the same, after unscrewing a bit extra linings and units not shown here, i took off the steering wheel to find an extra thing plate (distance) that goes between the metal part of the wheel and the plastic black thing that goes in between the wheel + plate and the column... the thin plate was screwed in with 3 bolts and once i wanted to put it on the new wheel - i saw there are no holes for the bolts!!!! :twisted: The process took me about 3 hrs with waiting after disconnecting the battery unit, and I just ended angry and putting everything back together as it was... done nothing, Now I have to find someone with the right tool to make me new "bores" to bolt the plate in with the existing bolts and do everything all over... I will put the picture showing the part, bolts and the difference between the original wheel and the one without holes and some steps that are definitely important and are not shown in pictures and explained here...
I may sound mad and I am, but I do see that there is no such plate on the wheel shown on the pictures before pulling it off if it was taken than and I didn't want to try to put it back without the thing in fear parts will get damaged, if nothing it does distance it for about 6-7mm and has oem Ford sign on it and was put that way in the factory!!!
Maybe, just maybe they took that part out in later versions but than they had to secure some thing the other way and I didn't want to risk it... Mine is 12/97 produced, so, I don't know..., I was mad, now I'm just disappointed and :-(
I'll put those extra pictures, parts and steps a.s.a.p. so someone else doesn't go over the same misery...
I may sound mad and I am, but I do see that there is no such plate on the wheel shown on the pictures before pulling it off if it was taken than and I didn't want to try to put it back without the thing in fear parts will get damaged, if nothing it does distance it for about 6-7mm and has oem Ford sign on it and was put that way in the factory!!!
Maybe, just maybe they took that part out in later versions but than they had to secure some thing the other way and I didn't want to risk it... Mine is 12/97 produced, so, I don't know..., I was mad, now I'm just disappointed and :-(
I'll put those extra pictures, parts and steps a.s.a.p. so someone else doesn't go over the same misery...