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Need help removing a 95 steering wheel

Old Jan 6, 2020 | 11:57 PM
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I tried removing the steering wheel with two types of pullers but none of them worked. Is there any other way to remove it without removing the steering column?
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 2:05 AM
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Which pullers did you try, and why didn't they work. That is the correct way to do it. I guess you could try MacGyvering something out of nuts and bolts.
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 9:05 AM
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i remember making one for my 89 years ago. wasnt too hard but a typical "T" shape one will work just fine.

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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 6:38 PM
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I tried the 3 claw puller and the normal steering wheel puller but none of them worked
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 9:32 PM
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ok ... and why didn't the steering puller work?
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 12:25 AM
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you removed the nut right.....
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 3:30 PM
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Not sure and yes I removed the nut
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Old Jan 9, 2020 | 10:25 PM
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pretty sure ive had to put the nut back on the steering column shaft without the lock plate in position and smack the nut/shaft with a hammer while pulling up on the wheel. if you have the nut a few threads above the shaft you can strip the threads if you mess up the threads a little you can fix them when you remove the nut.
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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 4:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Irish_alley
pretty sure ive had to put the nut back on the steering column shaft without the lock plate in position and smack the nut/shaft with a hammer while pulling up on the wheel. if you have the nut a few threads above the shaft you can strip the threads if you mess up the threads a little you can fix them when you remove the nut.
Yes typically using a puller like that I usually find a couple of sharp blows to the tension bolt on the puller can help pop the wheel off. Being a tapered splined shaft it doesn't take but a touch of rust to really bind things up.
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