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11-02-2015, 07:57 PM
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Steering wheel removal
Hi, I am working at removing some of the interior so I can start freshening it up. My first job was to remove the steering wheel as this needs some TLC. Anyway, I have a deluxe steering wheel and judging by the repair manual I take the 3 little bolts out of the back to take the front faceplate off. There is then that single nut that is torqued to 30ft/lb. I undid this nut and loosened it until it was almost off so I don't bash my teeth out when the steering wheel comes off. Unfortunately no matter the amount of reefing at this steering wheel, it didn't come lose. Is there something else I am missing here?
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11-02-2015, 08:10 PM
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11-03-2015, 10:37 AM
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11-03-2015, 02:58 PM
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I made one with a piece of bar aluminum, some all thread and a few nuts.
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11-05-2015, 03:38 PM
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You can go David's route or just about any well supplied parts store will have one for less than $20. Pep Boys and/or O'Reilley's seem to have the best selection of specialty tools out of all the cookie cutter parts stores.
I like the style below and can be used to pull the Harmonic Balancer on the engine too.. http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/9869624/00745 
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11-05-2015, 07:57 PM
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Or...
you can "wiggle" the wheel as you apply force pulling it towards you as someone smartly smacks the retaining nut with a small hammer. Use discretion an run the nut down until it is nearly fluch with the shaft but it has always worked for me. I know...shade tree tactics.
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11-05-2015, 09:31 PM
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Yeah, that'll work...lol
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11-06-2015, 02:38 AM
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11-06-2015, 10:56 AM
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Thanks guys. I will look into that soon. I jumped the gun a little bit on parking it for the season. Still have some good days ahead of us and I ripped some of the interior out already.
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11-08-2015, 07:56 AM
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The pulling and tapping method might work if the wheel was pulled recently and/or not tightened too much when last installed. But sometimes they are really on there, and it takes some pretty serious force to break them loose even with a puller.
My puller is nothing more than a thick round plate with a big bolt threaded in the middle and slotted holes to bolt it up to the column. I bought it long, long ago and used it on just about every make of old cars over the years.
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