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[Jim G]

Having some issues removing the steering wheel.
Anyone out there got any tips/advice?
Thanks in anticipation...

[charley fitch]

How much are you trying to remove?  Just the steering wheel or the wheel and the shaft below it and then how much of that?
Charley Fitch   

[Jim G]

Actually, just the wheel itself. Replacing it - or trying to. Just cant get it to budge and I dont want to whack it too hard!

[charley fitch]

Unfortunately, I do not know of any great tricks to get it to budge.  I would recommend the use of penetrating liquid and then using a rubber mallet or soft faced hammer and try tapping on it near the base of the spokes.  The base part of the steering wheel is really quite strong and will take some tapping/ pounding.  The outer ring of the steering wheel does not offer a lot of help when it comes to tapping as it is springy enough to absorb much of any tapping on the outer ring.  One other way to try this is to get a friend to help. With one person pulling up on the wheel the other person tap on the nut (replace the nut on the shaft for this purpose, this is to protect the threads on the shaft).  The jarring of this operation may get the splines loosened up.

Charley Fitch 

[Bob Muzio]

Additionally, after loosening the nut LEAVE IT ON the shaft as if you tap the wheel from the rear and the wheel breaks loose suddenly you might just find the wheel impacting your forehead.
Bob

[Jim G]

Returned to this at last - managed to remove whel eventually...

Anyone know what torque should be used when replacing the wheel?

Thx.

[charley fitch]

Hi,
 When you removed the wheel you likely noticed that there was a punch mark where the shaft and the wheel had been hit with a punch.  With this in mind it is not as much of the torque on the nut that holds the wheel on. Rather turn the nut down to the top of the  shaft and then use the punch to make sure that the wheel does not loosen.  I would guess that you could also use locktite instead of the punch.


Charley 

[Jim G]

got it - thanks