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bwtucker
 Post subject: Steering wheel "melting"
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:24 pm 
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I did a search on this and saw it mentioned once. The padding under the leather of my steering wheel started to, what I can only describe as, melt. Black goop is squeezing out through the seems in the leather. I had to buy a steering wheel cover. Anybody know what the deal with this is?

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kingjeep
 Post subject: Re: Steering wheel "melting"
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:01 pm 
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never seen this happen on a jeep i live in south fl i have seen this happen in a Mercedes c class on the controll nobs but not the steering wheel has the steering wheel ever been redone

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 Post subject: Steering wheel "melting"
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:04 pm 
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Yep I have the same problem with the wheel on my WJ

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bwtucker
 Post subject: Re: Steering wheel "melting"
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:07 pm 
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kingjeep wrote:
has the steering wheel ever been redone


Nope, original.

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 Post subject: Re: Steering wheel "melting"
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:19 pm 
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The first time I put my hand in it I thought someone at work played a a prank because I left my door unlocked.

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My brothers Xj is doing the same thing.

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