Removing steering wheel

[Iain]

Not really having fun doing this, I can't get it to move. lol So far I've been suggested:
Wiggle it side to side/up and down, but the wheel bends and I don't really get anywhere
Pull while a mate hits the centre bolt with a hammer, but doesn't seem to work

Any other suggestions?

[Mint FRST]

Yes buy a proper puller tool, mate

[rc]

yep been here before! lol

i had to go and buy a little puller from halfords of somewhere like that, specifically for vauxhall steering wheels, it locates in the holes either side of the nut, then you srew the centre in and pops the steering wheel off! fink it was bout a tenner! couldnt find any other way to get the fecker off!

[Iain]

Looked for the tools sold locally to me (Halfords/Motor World/other motor factors) with no success. Best I've found is a tool by Draper on ebay for ?15 posted. Just hoped someone had a clever trick for removing it without spending money that can be spent elsewhere. lol

[rc]

nope soz but, i was hoping the same thing, but its the only way! lol

[benny f gsi,n it]

hey iv been there if you start wacking the main spine you can bend the threads over and completly f**k them up, so i went to uni part and bought a bearing puller done the job just right.

[JSeymour]

the puller you need has to be realy small as its a tight gap.

anyway your all wimps lol a really hard yank gets them off!

[Lynsey]

the puller you need has to have a realy small tight gap.

lol a really hard yank gets it off for me !

:eek: :eek: :eek:

:p

[Nobby]

WOW!! dont buy anything!! i thought that these steering wheels where realy hard to get off until i gave it a try. Gots me a copper hammer and a flat headed chisel thing( if thats what they are called) take the niut off and hit the middle to shock it then mine jus poped off no problems at all!!
(you have to give it some welly though lol):thumb: good luck!!:thumb:

[Novadex]

mines realy small as its a tight gap.

anyway your all wimps lol a really hard yank gets me off!

lol its not like you wernt asking for it! lol

[Lynsey]

lol its not like you wernt asking for it! lol

lol lol HAHAHAHAHAHAlol lol

LMAO at JSeymour's small 'tool'
:p

[Novadex]

i should really read the whole thread before posting lmao!

[JSeymour]

lol its not like you wernt asking for it! lol


PMSL

[JSeymour]

lol lol HAHAHAHAHAHAlol lol

LMAO at JSeymour's small 'tool'
:p


:wisewood: lynz you told me it was big on msn!:eek:

[H15 NVA]

slacken nut off, put socket and extension bar on it, hit with hammer, then use just extension thru centre of nut, also when you try pulling it off make sure the steering lock is off. the reason for hitting it is because the steering wheel is fitted on a conical splined shaft(starts small and gets fatter) so wen nut is tightened it squashes wheel onto it, you need to hit it to 'shock' it loose again.

[Lynsey]

:wisewood: lynz you told me it was big on msn!:eek:
LMAO... don't go getting me in trouble!
:p

[Iain]

Will be trying that tomorrow H15, thanks. :) If it's not off by tomorrow I'm buying the tool lol

[H15 NVA]

it,ll work fella, my mate sruggled for hours with his and wen saw me doiun mine he started laughing and said "it'll take ****ing hours" it was off in 2minutes lol

[Area51Nova]

I took the cap off (horn etc). Then the nut etc. Pulled on the steering wheel for ferking ages, must of been a good 20 mins, sprayed some WD40 inside, tried for another 5 mins. wasnt budging so i give up. was going through my mobile while i was sitting there in anger. Then the bloody stupid thing just flew off and just missed my face. Theres a spring behind. God knows how it come off :D Spooky i guess!

[loggyboy]

Its best not to hit the column in anyway as its a colapsoable column, so it doesnt smack you in the face whn pushed back in an accindent. (if you smack it you can damage it, puller is the easiest way to go (just remember to leave the nut on a few turns so you dont end up like the lad above - with a wheel in ur face.)

[Iain]

Its best not to hit the column in anyway as its a colapsoable column,

Great thing to read after you've just got inside from smacking the column with a hammer. :cool: lol The thing's refusing to budge anyway :cry:

[rc]

haha told ya, the tools the only way if they haven't been off before!

[JSeymour]

cough* wimps cough*

[mikey14sr]

Use the proper puller because as said the column is supposed to be collapsable, I have seen a few cars where people have tried shocking the wheel loose with a hammer and have ended up with no steering because they have broken the column.

[craig green]

Aye. Mine wont come off the TD but I darent use too much brute force because it might knacker the column & or shaft the bearings in the upper column from yanking the wheel about too much.
Ive never had any problems in the past but this one Ive got now is pretty solid. I'm driving about with the nut loose & the new steering wheel on the back seat. Hopefully it'll dislodge & I can pull over & perform the swap.....

Group buy on a puller tool?

[Iain]

I'm borrowing a puller tool soon :D Public thank you to Ian (cruisindude) lol

[nova ian]

I'm borrowing a puller tool soon :D Public thank you to Ian (cruisindude) lol

No worries. Anytime

[Stoo]

i borrowed a tool from the local VX dealer

[Philsutton]

Use the proper puller because as said the column is supposed to be collapsable, I have seen a few cars where people have tried shocking the wheel loose with a hammer and have ended up with no steering because they have broken the column.

Ive been doing it this way for years and never once have i even come close to breaking one. You would have to be hitting it with a 20lb lump hammer to break it. Also you have to support the back of the steering wheel so your not ****ing the whole lot down.

If your still having trouble pop down an i'll whip it off for you lol

[rc]

I'm driving about with the nut loose & the new steering wheel on the back seat. Hopefully it'll dislodge & I can pull over & perform the swap.....



dont think ill be driving on a road near u till ur new wheel is securely on lol

[Lee]

If you leave the nut half on the thread, it means a)you dont damage the thread, and b) when it finally pops off you dont break your jaw lol

Just hit the bloody thing, dont tickle it!

[Philsutton]

Im yet to experience watching someone taking a wheel off without the nut on a few threads, something tells me it will be worth the wait lmfao

[Iain]

The puller ate my wheel! lollol I managed to sheer the metal off so there's nothing left to grip by the little foot on the tool.

Back to using a hammer :cry:

http://www.iainel.co.uk/images/forums/Wheel.JPG

[H15 NVA]

told you dude use a hammer!!!!!! works ever time and you gotta be a right div to break your column!!

[Area51Nova]

The puller ate my wheel! lollol I managed to sheer the metal off so there's nothing left to grip by the little foot on the tool.

Back to using a hammer :cry:

http://www.iainel.co.uk/images/forums/Wheel.JPG

Oh no lol Just pull with all your might on the steering wheel, thats what i did! get some lubricant on the go and get a big beefy nutter to pull it off :thumb:

[Iain]

Tried that earlier with my mate, one of us pulling and one hitting the column with a hammer. Failed again. :cry:


If your still having trouble pop down an i'll whip it off for you lol

If I can get the column off I'll let you have a go, Phil lol

[Area51Nova]

Hmm the steering wheel must not want to give up lol

[draper]

i got one of by 2 of us hitting it at the same time each side of the wheel

[rc]

:eek: that certainly is on there solid lol

next step is to check for tack welds from the coloum to the wheel lol

[Jack]

Get a mate to pull the wheel, whilst you ram a big screwdriver in behind it and lever it off. Works every time for me.

And if the wheel DOES come flying off, your mate gets hit in the nose instead of you :D

[london_chris]

they need WD40ing first and then they should pull off easily