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Re: Steering wheel removal *LINK*

Posted By: Mike Dolan
Date: Friday, 6 January 2006, at 11:55 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Steering wheel removal (cross)

I had trouble with mine. A wheel puller may do it. I have an aluminum wheel that I believe is original. I did not want to use a standard wheel puller because it would have messed up the exterior edges of the hub. I used a pulley puller instead. I popped the center cap, drilled and tapped 3 holes at 120 degrees in the hub, and a pulley puller was then used to break it free pulling on the 3 tapped holes and reacting on the shaft. It required a substantial force that would have ruined the wheel if not applied to the hub only. Once it is frozen, just forget about doing it without some type of puller.

With a tap, drill and a cheapo "Hochimihn" puller ... see link, you can break it free very easily.

Inexpensive Pulley Puller

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Steering wheel removal
John C. -- Friday, 6 January 2006, at 6:53 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
mike ohlstein -- Friday, 6 January 2006, at 9:06 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
Tony Meola -- Friday, 6 January 2006, at 9:56 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
cross -- Friday, 6 January 2006, at 10:02 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal *LINK*
Mike Dolan -- Friday, 6 January 2006, at 11:55 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
Tony Meola -- Saturday, 7 January 2006, at 10:39 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
JohnC -- Saturday, 7 January 2006, at 11:48 p.m.

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Mack -- Sunday, 8 January 2006, at 8:51 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Monday, 9 January 2006, at 10:33 a.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Monday, 9 January 2006, at 3:01 p.m.

Re: Steering wheel removal
Tony Meola -- Tuesday, 10 January 2006, at 10:12 p.m.