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Sure thing. The parts shipped early this morning and I hope to have them installed in the next couple weeks. Truck is in the garage already and I will start tearing the steering wheel area down soon.
I'm going to try and remove the steering wheel without a puller, but may have to rent one.
I haven't pulled the wheel on my truck yet but the procedure for my Jimmy and other similar situations is to loosen the nut to flush with the end of the spindle then pull on the wheel or wedge a screwdriver or chisel under it and whack on the nut/shaft with a maul. You don't want to damage either the nut or the end of the spindle so proper location of the nut is important and surrender quickly instead of continuing to pound on it.
I'm under the impression there is a torx bolt holding the steering wheel on and then loctite and age to the splines. I took a snip from a couple of videos on the YUBETUBE and pasted them below. My plan is to loosen the torx bolt, thread it out most of the way and then back in most of the way. Try to beat the steering wheel on each side and pull up on the opposite side and middle together. I will only give it a decent try before stopping instead of going "ape $sh|t" on it and breaking something else.
There are 4 parts stores within 20 miles of my home and the truck is not needed for a couple weeks anyway.
That looks like torx Plus.. The plus stands for we want you to spend even more money on tools.
I'm pretty sure they get kickbacks on the snapon truck sells.
That looks like torx Plus.. The plus stands for we want you to spend even more money on tools.
I'm pretty sure they get kickbacks on the snapon truck sells.
Dude, I owe half of my soul to the Snap on truck and the MAC truck.. don't remind me...
I'm under the impression there is a torx bolt holding the steering wheel on and then loctite and age to the splines. I took a snip from a couple of videos on the YUBETUBE and pasted them below. My plan is to loosen the torx bolt, thread it out most of the way and then back in most of the way. Try to beat the steering wheel on each side and pull up on the opposite side and middle together. I will only give it a decent try before stopping instead of going "ape $sh|t" on it and breaking something else.
I realize that you've decided on some sort of puller. But I'll give an account of when I was a younger man and had to pull the steering wheel of my '83 F250. I didn't use a puller, I used the "back the nut off and whack it" method. I found that there was an upper bearing, a ball bearing to be exact....and the "couple of whacks" fractured the race...then I had to order a new bearing. Maybe the build changed over 20 years...but I wouldn't recommend the "whack it a couple of times" method.
Dan, understood and agree. I appreciate you sharing your "experience" with the FTE so that others may have the opportunity to learn from you. I am always willing to learn from others that have gone down the road before I have in an effort to not make the same mistakes they have. I was already telling myself "use a puller", but figured I could get away without using one. When Leonard suggested using one, I feel that was enough of a nudge to rent one and get er dun. The rental is free and easy and took literally 60 seconds in the parts store. I paid with cash, so I will get cash back.
That said, I just got into the garage and am going to get to it with a little help from my buddy Waylon Jennings!
That looks like torx Plus.. The plus stands for we want you to spend even more money on tools.
I'm pretty sure they get kickbacks on the snapon truck sells.
T-50 got the job done! Thankfully that is the largest Torx bit I have on hand and no need to run to the parts store.
