GSi Steering Wheel Wont Go On

[NovaLad]

As above .. took my old wheel off ... and can't get my new wheel to push down far enough to get the 2 bolt things on ... It's like it's hitting something that is stopping it from goign on any further...Ive made sure all indicators etc.. are off aswell ...

Please can someone help!!!!!!!!!!

[Jon_nova1]

see what its hitting? there must be a reason it wont go all the way on lol

[NovaLad]

there must be a reason it wont go all the way on lol
:tard:Obviously that's why i am here asking you lot maby ?

[General Baxter]

how did you remove your old one?

[NovaLad]

Err ..removed the horn and wires connected to the horn push ..

Then took out the nut thing and clip on the inside ...

Then added some WD40 and alot of pulling strengh...

But we have tried so hard and it just won't go on !!! :(

[General Baxter]

lol pull the shaft (column) back out then, its more then likly shot back in lol

[NovaLad]

The bit with the teeth on ? that bar might have gone back in ? because if so that's exactly what i thought lol ...

[NovaLad]

Anyone know what could be the problem yet ???!!!!!!!!!!

[mowgli]

I don't know why you removed anything other than the wheel........
all you do is take the horn push off, undo the nut & washer, fit a puller & undo, or you undo the nut until it is flush with the top of the bolt, get a mate to pull like hell on the wheel, & give the nut a whack with a hammer to shock it off.
if you don't follow the above procedures, you have probably collapsed the steering column & will need a new one.

[General Baxter]

I don't know why you removed anything other than the wheel........
all you do is take the horn push off, undo the nut & washer, fit a puller & undo, or you undo the nut until it is flush with the top of the bolt, get a mate to pull like hell on the wheel, & give the nut a whack with a hammer to shock it off.
if you don't follow the above procedures, you have probably collapsed the steering column & will need a new one.

yeah theres something about the collapsed rubber thingy, once they have gone, new column time ;)

[vaughanmc]

seems like a sore one Tom

mines went on no problem -- with some force :)

[NovaLad]

Well ... All i can say is ... My dad did it all apart from i used my muscles to pull it off lol ..

[mowgli]

So did he hit it with a hammer?
If it was simply pulled straight off, then apart from the simple job of lining up the splines onto the shaft, it should fit straight on, all of the nova,astra,cav,calibra steering wheels fit the same..........

[NovaLad]

He put wood behind the steering wheel then hit the wood with hammer... then i just pulled...

[Nova-Dan]

probly shocks the colum,
shock to coloum=new colum time

[NovaLad]

Anybody else...

[mowgli]

how many times do you want us to tell you that you have knackered the steering column?????????????

[Jon_nova1]

sounds likely, its not going on because the column is halfway down, undo the bolt at the bottom of the column (near your feet) take the steering lock off and pull the column out and look at it ;)

[NovaLad]

Well i guess i just don't want to admit it .. I could still find a diff problem with it ... If it is the steering column then thankyou... I mite find out later when my uncle comes up (mechanic) ..

[NovaLad]

how many times do you want us to tell you that you have knackered the steering column?????????????
Nope ... just needed pulling back out THANKYOU VERY MUCH ..!!! .. sorted now ... thanks everyone anyway... Pics will be up in my WIP thread ...

[sealeyA1]

put the wheel in place and push the column up into it from under the dash while someone puts the nut back on,

[NovaLad]

^^ allready got it on mate ... read the whole post .. but thankyou anyway..

[vaughanmc]

you took your time with it...:)

[NovaLad]

haha .. not my fault lol ..

[vaughanmc]

if you done it right it would have taken an hour -- not a couple of days lol

[NovaLad]

It took around 1 and a half days actually not a couple lol ..

[vaughanmc]

ah same thing...get it right the next time lol

[NovaLad]

Yes mum ..

[vaughanmc]

good son :)