Secret to remove Steering wheel

[89GatorClub]

Originally Posted by shadowman

ok, its just so very rare that you need to put a puller on them like 1 out of a 1000 but if thats what it takes its better then buggering the threads up...............................

I had to fix them last night since I think I hit a little to hard with the 3lb hammer

[89GatorClub]

Well, after getting the correct puller form work....Steering wheel came off in 10 secs

[scottyb]

It may be rare... but it happened so much to me I made a puller.

[shadowman]

Originally Posted by 89GatorClub

Well, after getting the correct puller form work....Steering wheel came off in 10 secs

glad to hear it, i have to be honest though i have never had to use a puller yet but i assume that day will come..............................

[etech]

Originally Posted by shadowman

glad to hear it, i have to be honest though i have never had to use a puller yet but i assume that day will come..............................

I think it may be more common than one would think. I too had to resort to using a puller after trying every method under the sun, including standing on my head.

Congrats to those who can get the job done with simpler techniques.

Ed

[shadowman]

i just do the old fashioned method of using my knees while applying upwards pressure......works everytime but i,m sure someday i,ll need to use a puller, put it this way since we are talkling about it the next one i do i,m sure i,ll need a puller........you do whatever it takes to get them off and if that means using a puller than by all means you use one......if i thought i was going to bugger up the threads on the shaft i wouldn,t hesitate to put a puller on..........................................

[89GatorClub]

Originally Posted by shadowman

i just do the old fashioned method of using my knees while applying upwards pressure......works everytime but i,m sure someday i,ll need to use a puller, put it this way since we are talkling about it the next one i do i,m sure i,ll need a puller........you do whatever it takes to get them off and if that means using a puller than by all means you use one......if i thought i was going to bugger up the threads on the shaft i wouldn,t hesitate to put a puller on..........................................

Yeah I figured this was just pay back since I read everywhere that getting the bolts out of your springs is rough, and I had both rear springs and front spring done start to finish in an 1.5 hours

[lockman1]

Being a locksmith, I have steering wheel pullers coming out my wazoo!
but, my first encounter with a cart steering wheel... NONE of them would have worked!
I used a large gear puller the first time, and it worked... not well... but it worked!
Had I known about the "feet on the dash, and the knees pushing" thing at the time, things would have been different!
I haven't had the experience with a Precedent wheel yet... but, the DS's have never been a problem since!

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[LJ12530]

I feel like I won the lottery. I have to remove the steering wheel for a dash replacement, and based on what I've been reading I feared it was going to be one of those 5 minute jobs that took 2 days. It took 5 minutes. Popped out the bolt, put my feet on the dash, and knees behind the steering wheel. I started to put on a bit of pressure with my knees as I readied the ol' rubber mallet. Before I could hit the thing it popped off. My 09 Precedent has a square, rather than splined, rod, and it had been removed about a year ago.
I realize that this post adds nothing to the conversation, but I was so happy to see a project go EASIER than expected that I just had to add my two cents.

[mrphilf]

Ok, after reading this forum and finding little help with my own wheel, I resorted to using my brain a bit and thinking about all my tools and my race car days. The easy answer is a bearing/gear puller/seperator. Cost is about $30 (although I had one in my tool box). The bracketing is plenty large enough to fully go around the steering wheel center section. Pops it right off just like a steering wheel puller would on a car. No drilling, no muss, no fuss :)