Steering wheel removal?
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Welder User
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From: northwest MT
Also when removing the wheel with a puller.........back the nut off just to the end of the threads. The steering shaft is hollow, if you remove the nut it can mushroom from the force applied.
Ask me how I know.....
Ask me how I know.....
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From: Rockingham, VA
I did a lot of research and from what I read, POR 14 epxoy putty (two part) was a good choice for me. Its two clay bars. They are each wrapped seperately. When needed you kneed them together and force the clay into the breaks/cracks. JB Weld may be just as good, but whatever I read steered me towards the POR15 two part epoxy putty.
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From: u-rah-rah Wisconsin
Another satisfied user of the POR putty. Really easy to apply, form, and finish - it also seems durable.
On a related topic, my steering wheel had a bad case of dirty hands - every time I drove, my hands were blacked by the chalky wheel surface. After wiping down the wheel, I used POR paint and haven't had an issue since.
On a related topic, my steering wheel had a bad case of dirty hands - every time I drove, my hands were blacked by the chalky wheel surface. After wiping down the wheel, I used POR paint and haven't had an issue since.
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From: Central PA
You can rent a puller from Advance Auto. You put down a $20 deposit and get your $20 back on returning it.
I pulled the wheel off my 54 with out a puller. A long time Ford truck guy was working on my truck. I had a good used steering wheel I wanted to put on. I was going the JB Weld fix for my wheel as it had cracks and also made my hands black when humid or my hands were sweaty. So I thought it easier to replace rather than repair and have it look crappy.
He told me to screw the big nut loose, but not the whole way, so you don't get bopped on the nose, brace my feet against the floor boards, put my hands at 3:00 and 9:00,and wiggle and pull and wiggle and pull. And lo and behold it came off after being on there for at least 50 years. It now hangs on my garage wall.
I pulled the wheel off my 54 with out a puller. A long time Ford truck guy was working on my truck. I had a good used steering wheel I wanted to put on. I was going the JB Weld fix for my wheel as it had cracks and also made my hands black when humid or my hands were sweaty. So I thought it easier to replace rather than repair and have it look crappy.
He told me to screw the big nut loose, but not the whole way, so you don't get bopped on the nose, brace my feet against the floor boards, put my hands at 3:00 and 9:00,and wiggle and pull and wiggle and pull. And lo and behold it came off after being on there for at least 50 years. It now hangs on my garage wall.
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Times 2 on this one. Grrrr.... I had an auto parts store guy "helping" me though.
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From: Sterling, Virginia
Sorry if my post was confusing, yes you can use a standard steering wheel puller all I was saying was that the bolts that came with my puller didn't have the correct thread to match the wheel, so I had get other bolts that do. Then it was easy. I got very compulsive about having the wheel straight when the wheels are straight, I pulled the steering wheel so many times, I could do it in my sleep. LOL
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From: Rockingham, VA
Another satisfied user of the POR putty. Really easy to apply, form, and finish - it also seems durable.
On a related topic, my steering wheel had a bad case of dirty hands - every time I drove, my hands were blacked by the chalky wheel surface. After wiping down the wheel, I used POR paint and haven't had an issue since.
On a related topic, my steering wheel had a bad case of dirty hands - every time I drove, my hands were blacked by the chalky wheel surface. After wiping down the wheel, I used POR paint and haven't had an issue since.
You can rent a puller from Advance Auto. You put down a $20 deposit and get your $20 back on returning it.
I pulled the wheel off my 54 with out a puller. A long time Ford truck guy was working on my truck. I had a good used steering wheel I wanted to put on. I was going the JB Weld fix for my wheel as it had cracks and also made my hands black when humid or my hands were sweaty. So I thought it easier to replace rather than repair and have it look crappy.
He told me to screw the big nut loose, but not the whole way, so you don't get bopped on the nose, brace my feet against the floor boards, put my hands at 3:00 and 9:00,and wiggle and pull and wiggle and pull. And lo and behold it came off after being on there for at least 50 years. It now hangs on my garage wall.
I pulled the wheel off my 54 with out a puller. A long time Ford truck guy was working on my truck. I had a good used steering wheel I wanted to put on. I was going the JB Weld fix for my wheel as it had cracks and also made my hands black when humid or my hands were sweaty. So I thought it easier to replace rather than repair and have it look crappy.
He told me to screw the big nut loose, but not the whole way, so you don't get bopped on the nose, brace my feet against the floor boards, put my hands at 3:00 and 9:00,and wiggle and pull and wiggle and pull. And lo and behold it came off after being on there for at least 50 years. It now hangs on my garage wall.
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