On the OEM wheels it isn't a 'notch' but rather a 'bump' - there's a little
finger that engages the cancellation mechanism.
That 'finger' goes on the right as you're installing the wheel - at 3
o'clock, as it were.

Should make it all better!   :)

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I have checked the archives! (google.com Site:vanagon.com)
>
> I ('we' actually, but I'll protect the reputation of the other person!)
>  had my van's steering wheel off, and now that it's back on, the blinker
> does not cancel when the steering wheel returns to straight ahead.
> This is a NON-standard steering wheel.  When off, I noticed a notch on the
> underside of the steering wheel adapter plate that would seemingly catch on
> the cancellation mechanism (on the right side of the steering column) can
> cancel the blinker.  We did not mark the way the adapter plate (to adapt the
> non-standard wheel to the van's steering column), and it can go on with 6
> different degrees of rotation.
>
> So can anyone GUESS where the notch is to be in relation to the
> cancellation switch?
> Right at the cancellation switch?
> Anyone with a spare steering wheel who can look under the wheel to see
> where the stock notch is???     Thanks   Malcolm
>

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