Removing steering wheel

[ABoresta]

Having a bit of trouble removing the steering wheel from my mk1 saloon :(

Iv tried hanging on it and pulling like a mad man but still no joy, has anybody got any ideas what i can do?
Thanks
Alex

[Connor]

Steering wheel puller....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=steering+wheel+puller&_sacat=See-All-Categories

[Garthy1985]

big hammer got mine off lol just hit the back of it

[mowgli]

big hammer got mine off lol just hit the back of it


you were lucky then cos tricks like that usually result in a 'steering column wanted' advert

read this...


http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?114852-*HOW-TO*-Remove-a-gm-steering-wheel-properly

[autoworksnovasport]

wind the nut off nearly all the way so its flush with top of the threads empty loads of wd40/gt85 type lube onto the coloumn were the wheel is stuck leave for 5 mins or so .............................................. get a center punch and hammer and "lightly" tap the center of the coloumn

"should" come off with 3 or 4 taps

[mowgli]

or if not, it will have knackered the latticework deformable structure on the column.

[autoworksnovasport]

think you read it wrong mowgli didnt say hammer the **** out of it!! i said "lightly tap"

[mowgli]

i know, but your lightly tap probably is the same as mine, but to somebody else, a light tap can mean not snapping the hammer handle...

[Garthy1985]

ive done a few this way, as above a light tap works.

[TeddyThom]

First time I did it with a hammer, I managed to screw it up. Had to sit there with a thread file for about an hour and a half then got lucky with the nut.

However I have learnt my lesson, and bought the steering wheel puller as Connor so rightly suggested.

[Lewis.]

only real way is the puller. and at £12 they are hardly dear. takes about 10 seconds to remove the wheel with no fuss or damage. if it was £200 then I could understand the desire to be a pikey lol