cant remove steering wheel :(

[Tidy Max]

hi! having problems today :(

i cant remove my steering wheel, ive took the horn cover off, bent locktabs and undone the steering wheel nut

now what? the haynes beaut says i should use a two legged outward facing puller? and i dont have one

im about to tie a rope from the steering wheel, to my friends tow bar.. PLEASE HELP!! thanks very much

[AlexW]

Pull it.... Just leave the bolt on the last threads so the wheel dont hit you in the face! Its a case of just pulling the wheel square untill it pops off. Simple as. Oh and use the search, this has been coverd many times.

[L14MNP]

Tap it from the back with a hammer, or get a block of wood and shock the column by hitting it. Put the nut back on before doing either for two very different reasons lol

[mowgli]

get a puller from halfords or similar, or nip the car to your local dealership & ask them to do it.

I never recommend doing this, but some people wind the nut out to the end without removing it, get 2 mates to pull like hell on the wheel & clobber the to of the column with a hammer. sometimes it works, sometimes it wrecks the column...........

[Tidy Max]

sorry about not using the search, i use it alot and find it brings up too many COMPLETELY off the subject answers, i stillo should try first though,

yeah cheers, im just going to do that, nice one for your help, i had a pork pie, chilled me out abit :)

[Jack]

now what? the haynes beaut says i should use a two legged outward facing puller? and i dont have one
Steering wheel puller (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DRAPER-GM-VAUXHALL-OPEL-STEERING-WHEEL-PULLER-NEW_W0QQitemZ260285674447QQihZ016QQcategoryZ30917Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Be careful about wrenching or bashing the column, its designed to collapse under impact

[Tidy Max]

thanks, i may be buying one of those, i really wanted to get it done today though :( (spitting my dummy out lol)

if i were to attempt to persuade.... ;) the wheel off with a block of wood and a hammer, where would i put the wood? as at the back of the wheel there is a big square of plastic which the head light stick is attatched too,

theres been 3 of us pulling on it like ****, ive taken my interior out and were all rammed in there,

thanks for the help chaps

[brainsnova]

sit in the seat push the wheel up with your knees and pull the top with two hands, rocking it it will come off. Just watch your face

[Tidy Max]

thanks, ill try now!

[Tidy Max]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks brains, it worked a treat, smashed my elbow though, but twas worth it!

[Adam]

Hitting it with a hammer is the worse thing you can do.
The trick is to "wiggle"/shake it side to side/up and down, as that loosens its grip on the splines.
Mine came off easily like that.

A hammer just twists it on the splines, so its even harder remove

[Ash]

I managed to bend a wheel trying to pull it off, I'd use a puller every time ;)

[dj_wudgey]

i broke my fu*king nose last time i did this lol i bought the puller for the job now :thumb:

[Dave.]

some wheels are indeed wiered...

been building my "muscles" up the past few months. my wheel will not budge, broke 1 puller on it it will not move, yet the other day i was 2 cars up in a cavalier, no break pedal to press, and i wriggled like hell for a good 5 mins none stop and it poped off.

some are herder than others, may try another puller :D

[Tidy Max]

blast abit of wd down onto the splines i dont know wether that helped mine but i did it anyway, at work we have something called dismantling spray or something? its a lube which disolves other greases and stuff i think made for the job

[Dod]

I agree with Adam on this. a Decent Steering wheel puller is well worth the buy. You might only use it once or twice (or Daily if you're me) but for all it costs its worth the £20 or so for it.

[dan23]

if its in scrapyard
remove nut put half extension against the shaft hit it with lump hammer the shaft will drop down an inch or 2 an the wheel will pop off
(dont do this on your own car as completey F$cks the steering colum



some wheels are indeed wiered...

been building my "muscles" up the past few months. my wheel will not budge, broke 1 puller on it it will not move, yet the other day i was 2 cars up in a cavalier, no break pedal to press, and i wriggled like hell for a good 5 mins none stop and it poped off.

some are herder than others, may try another puller :D

[craig green]

Hitting it with a hammer is the worse thing you can do.
The trick is to "wiggle"/shake it side to side/up and down, as that loosens its grip on the splines.
Mine came off easily like that.



'Walking' it off. I have to admit that I've always managed to get them off one way or another, until I tried to get the one off my TD. I ended up leaving the nut off hoping it would loosen with driving. It didnt.