For anyone who may be interested, the "ten and two o'clock" hand position sets the hands "twenty minutes" apart, so the third hand position winds up being at the "six o'clock" position at bottom dead center. As is happens I have a leather seam right there, so easy to confirm by touch. Also, when returning, don't avert attention from the road, while looking up ahead, when the car straightens, your hands go back to the by now comfortable "10 and 2." Installed a new Wheelskin leather steering wheel cover to match Classic Soft Trim leather over new foam cushions and came to understand the old method of "hand over hand" steering. BTW for anyone installing a Wheelskin, to get the stitching aligned just right, if you look carefully, there is an inside seam in the original steering wheel mold. Have a shop light nearby to view the slight change in vinyl "grain" and keep your newly laced seam exactly over the original factory vinyl seam for a result that is perfectly aligned.
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17 years ago