Removal & refitting steering wheel?

[v6 steve]

its a 22mm

im right what have i won

[Fraz]

you win going in the pit next Saturday

[MadOnVaux!]

Cheers I think ive got a 22mm with my wheelbrace thingy

I might have the wheel back for this weekend too, cant wait

[MadOnVaux!]

Attempted to fit it today...bad start when i discovered i didn't have a 22mm socket, trip to Halfords, 22mm socket, back home.....undo nut, and steering wheel wont budge a single mm, so back to Halfords to buy a puller...got home, puller is totally useless, wont grip onto anything...so car still in bits, and me effed off!

No idea what to do next really.

[michael tucker]

Take nut completely off and with all your might wiggle it jiggle it! yank it crank it, press it in pull it out and it should free with brute force im twelve stone and managed it with my shoulders nearly out of socket.

Just brute force is the key.

[RobbieV]

Undo the nut and leave it on with a few threads, You don't want the steering wheel to smack you in the face.

[michael tucker]

Undo the nut and leave it on with a few threads, You don't want the steering wheel to smack you in the face.

well at least it be off then if it smacks him result!!!

[Russep00]

Just done this job. Got my wheel free with a small squirt of WD40 around the spindle, a few sharp hard knocks around the centre spndle using a suitable drift, lost of side to side & top to bottom wiggling/pulling. If that doesn't work try bracing both knees behind the wheel between the rim and the dash. Then use a soft drift and a hammer to hit the centre of the column....1 or 2 hard solid blows.

As said before, don't take the nut off fully otherwise you'll be in pain.....

[MadOnVaux!]

Cheers guys (apart from tucker) ...tried everything this morning and its not moving at all...even my garage didnt have a puller as they've never needed one....so i've bought a puller, won't be here til wednesday though

[Mark1]

Your to far away as I have 3.

[v6man54deg]

you need a two leg puller - straight legs - have got one if you are stuck

Cheers guys (apart from tucker) ...tried everything this morning and its not moving at all...even my garage didnt have a puller as they've never needed one....so i've bought a puller, won't be here til wednesday though

[MadOnVaux!]

Thanks for the offers mark and v6man, but ive bought one.

[MadOnVaux!]

Got the puller earlier, and the wheel was off in literally seconds....now the new one is fitted, and looks superb....pics to come at the weekend

[MadOnVaux!]

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