Home-made steering wheel puller?
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: Republic of Texas
By the time you get the materials ($$$) abd build one you could go to O'Reills and borrow one for FREE (as long as you bring it back).
Sure it's fun building stuff, but the time it takes for that you could be fixing something else on the car.
Sure it's fun building stuff, but the time it takes for that you could be fixing something else on the car.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Manalapan FL
Thanks. I looked around the shop and found a piece of uni-strut. Found three bolts, two washers and bolted the "contraption" to the wheel. Two turns of the center bolt and "presto"...wheel hub came off.
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Gainesville FL
Do you have a picture or drawing for this? I'm going to be taking my steering whell off this weekend and was wondering about buying and/or renting a puller. Something inexpensive that works and is even better!
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Manalapan FL
I didn't take a pic, but here's something similar I found on the Internet:
I used uni-strut (rigid u-shaped metal channel) because I had about 1' laying around. You can also use any piece of flat, stiff steel with three holes drilled in it. Two bolts go into the steering hub and the third bolt "pushes" against the steering wheel shaft. As you tighten the center bolt, it pulls the hub off. I sprayed some PB blaster into the hole before beginning and it took only two turns of the center bolt to release the wheel.
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
I used uni-strut (rigid u-shaped metal channel) because I had about 1' laying around. You can also use any piece of flat, stiff steel with three holes drilled in it. Two bolts go into the steering hub and the third bolt "pushes" against the steering wheel shaft. As you tighten the center bolt, it pulls the hub off. I sprayed some PB blaster into the hole before beginning and it took only two turns of the center bolt to release the wheel.
D. Ocean
Miami, FLA
