Stupid steering wheel removal!!!
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Drifting
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From: Plymouth Wisconsin
St. Jude Donor '11-'12
Stupid steering wheel removal!!!
AHHHH! im getting freakin pissed
I cant get this thing off. I had a 3 arm gear puller that I grinded down and tried, that broke (wasnt pulling quite right though) then I bought some big J hook threaded bolt things that I cut down and made to fit...those didnt work. So I havent told me cheap *** to get out and buy the proper tool.
Went to napa and could only buy their big kit. OK. whatever. game on.
Came home went for it. I hardly applied any pressure and SNAP. there goes one of hooks snapped off.
Before I ordered the kit they said the j hooks were on back order. The kit supposedly carries a lifetime warranty. So I'll have to call them back tomorrow.
What am i doing wrong? Is there anything else I can try??? I made sure with this kit that I had everything on right, and lined up and perfectly straight. My ghetto rigging worked WAY better than the kit did!!
I cant get this thing off. I had a 3 arm gear puller that I grinded down and tried, that broke (wasnt pulling quite right though) then I bought some big J hook threaded bolt things that I cut down and made to fit...those didnt work. So I havent told me cheap *** to get out and buy the proper tool.
Went to napa and could only buy their big kit. OK. whatever. game on.
Came home went for it. I hardly applied any pressure and SNAP. there goes one of hooks snapped off.
Before I ordered the kit they said the j hooks were on back order. The kit supposedly carries a lifetime warranty. So I'll have to call them back tomorrow.
What am i doing wrong? Is there anything else I can try??? I made sure with this kit that I had everything on right, and lined up and perfectly straight. My ghetto rigging worked WAY better than the kit did!!
Drifting
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From: Columbus Oh
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on the right is the bolt as it came. on the left is with it grinded down all the way around except on one side. i also grinded down the thickness of the head.
heres an overhead shot of what i ended up with
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From: Huntington tx
I apply pressure to the puller by turning the wrench, then tapping the center puller bolt with a ballpeen hammer. It works all the time on tight and/or seized steering wheels.... well mostly LOL!
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12
now i have a new issue,
the "hooks" tore out some the metal where they go into and i dont have much metal to use....im not sure what to do next.
what stupid design
the "hooks" tore out some the metal where they go into and i dont have much metal to use....im not sure what to do next.
what stupid design
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Drifting
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i think its time to get out your hacksaw and cut it off.
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I have a spare wheel for sale if you end up needing one...best of luck...oh, you may have to take it to your dealer...be extra careful around that airbag and always sit sideways.
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I just take mine into a dealer and have them remove it. That way if they screw it up, the tab is on them. But good luck getting your steering wheel off.
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12
i have a momo coming in the mail....but i appreciate the offer. and i have the airbag completely removed.
the weather around here sucks...and screw dealerships. Ill cut it off before bringing it in. lol
but im going to try tapping some holes and using a standard puller.
the weather around here sucks...and screw dealerships. Ill cut it off before bringing it in. lol
but im going to try tapping some holes and using a standard puller.
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From: Castro Valley California
Had a local shop remove my s/w in order to swap to a momo. They said it was awfully difficult to remove. They ended up making a custom puller and was finally able to remove it. Glad I didn't try to do it myself. Good luck!
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From: kuwait kuwait
Good luck on that i tried every thing bought the right pulley hammered it heated it..... until the metal gave away now I'm stuck with it there is nothing left to do than pulling the whole wheel assembly.
rtpassini go to a shop this dam thing is stuck.
..... until the metal gave away now I'm stuck with it there is nothing left to do than pulling the whole wheel assembly.rtpassini go to a shop this dam thing is stuck.
