Steering Wheel Nut
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Steering Wheel Nut
I'm about to start on installing my Sparco 375 w/quick release and was doing some research on how to pull the wheel.
Found out that I will need the "J hooks" and possibly drilling/tapping the holes in the wheel to get it off. Good to know. Hopefully I don't have too much trouble, sounds like a pain in the ***.
What I'm curious about is that I also saw a mention of replacing the steering wheel nut in a PDF. I have never heard of doing this and cannot find a mention of it anywhere on this forum....seems like this would be more talked about. Does the nut really need to be replaced? why?
here's the PDF:
http://www.c5help.com/Steering_Wheel_Removal.pdf
Found out that I will need the "J hooks" and possibly drilling/tapping the holes in the wheel to get it off. Good to know. Hopefully I don't have too much trouble, sounds like a pain in the ***.
What I'm curious about is that I also saw a mention of replacing the steering wheel nut in a PDF. I have never heard of doing this and cannot find a mention of it anywhere on this forum....seems like this would be more talked about. Does the nut really need to be replaced? why?
here's the PDF:
http://www.c5help.com/Steering_Wheel_Removal.pdf
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,254
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From: Columbus Oh
I'm not sure why it needs to be replaced but my new quick release hub came with a new one so I used it.
Advance has a generic wheel puller for 18 bucks that got the job done for me with ease. I recommend getting it as it is about the cheapest out there. It does have regular bolts, not j-hooks but i just used my bench grinder and ground down the heads of the bolts to be something of a j and that worked great. Good luck.
Advance has a generic wheel puller for 18 bucks that got the job done for me with ease. I recommend getting it as it is about the cheapest out there. It does have regular bolts, not j-hooks but i just used my bench grinder and ground down the heads of the bolts to be something of a j and that worked great. Good luck.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Metairie LA
The nut is self locking, and I guess it's a safety issue (or maybe a lawyer issue). Shop manual says replace it. P/N is 26056108-$7.81. I'm sure using blue loctite would accomplish the same thing-you be the judge.
