struck steering wheel
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struck steering wheel
I have been reading a bunch of posts on pulling a steering wheel. Several suggest that you will need to Drill and tap two 1/4" holes. There does not seem to be much meat for those holes. Is that the only way? I have tried pb blast and beating on it. I have wiggled it back and forth. It does not budge. I could use some suggestions.
Thanks for any help ,
John
Thanks for any help ,
John
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I just took my steering wheel off to centralise it. Wiggling did not work. I drilled and tapped two opposite 5/16" holes (about 1/2" deep) and screwed in two threaded bars, then drilled a piece of angle iron for the bars to go through with a washer and nut on the end of the bars. I put a bolt in the steering shaft hole to protect the thread and put a socket between the angle iron and shaft and tightened the nuts evenly. It released with a satisfying 'pop'.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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I just took my steering wheel off to centralise it. Wiggling did not work. I drilled and tapped two opposite 5/16" holes (about 1/2" deep) and screwed in two threaded bars, then drilled a piece of angle iron for the bars to go through with a washer and nut on the end of the bars. I put a bolt in the steering shaft hole to protect the thread and put a socket between the angle iron and shaft and tightened the nuts evenly. It released with a satisfying 'pop'.
Good luck.
Good luck.
John
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Go buy a cheap Harbor Freight steering wheel puller
Take the silver 4 prong hub and use it to mark 2 holes across from each other as close as you can to the column shaft - Drill and Tap for a 5/16 bolt, which comes with the set
Take the silver 4 prong hub and use it to mark 2 holes across from each other as close as you can to the column shaft - Drill and Tap for a 5/16 bolt, which comes with the set
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Don't know if it was the pb-blaster or using the right tool (bought a $10 puller from Napa) but it came right out. For the next piece, Can I take the pitman a nut off with an impact wrench of will I damage something?
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You should be OK using a impact wrench, However after you get the nut off you are going to need a Pitman Arm puller - They can be rented free form most of the AP stores
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I used a puller from the local auto parts rental fleet....the wheel didn't budge after I applied a lot of pressure, so I just let it sit with that pressure on it and it popped 10 minutes later.
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Well the nut came right off with the impact wrench. Now on to the pitman arm puller. I have it on and tightened down as far as I can take it. Nothings budged. I wonder if I can use the impact wrench here too? I'm guessing I will break the puller but I've already tried pb-blaster and a hammer. If it has not popped by tomorrow I will have to try the impact wrench.