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I need to get my mk3 Astra's steering wheel off, it's really worn so I've got a replacement, however it seems to have welded itself to the column, I've tried using my knees, rocking at all positions, a rubber mallet, pulling and pushing to the point I think I'm going to damage the column, and it's not moving. Anyone got any ideas? Never had this much grief with a wheel before  |
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jgtr
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Undo the nut a few turns, get your knees under the wheel and push up as hard as you can, whack the nut with a hammer. Usually works.
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The only way I could get the one off our mx5 was to heat the alloy hub of the wheel with a hot air gun.
I tried the above and the column started to move.
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Last Edit: Feb 4, 2020 23:38:31 GMT by kevins
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If there are holes either side of where the column goes through the boss buy yourself a steering wheel puller from ebay (about £15) They do the job so easily and do not damage the column
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But for heavens sake go careful, when we had these in car rental the thieving barstewards used to try to rip the steering lock apart by forcing the wheel, and often as not sheared the column off just by the lock!
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I've just bought a puller, I've heard of columns snapping hence not wanting to go full Hulk on it, its already taken a beating and not budged. Heat gun is a good call though I'll give that a whirl while I wait for the puller  |
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knocked up a puller for my RR classic , ended up beasting the horrible plasticy/rubbery wheel off my mums '76 mgb but other than that have never struggled with a wheel. plus gas... tappy tap (gentle) and heat shocking should do the trick?
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Just remembered that my best mates brother broke his nose getting the wheel off a capri years ago, who forgot to leave the nut on a few turns then?🤣
Mind, he always was a cackhanded gorilla
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Threads slipped on the puller, to be fair I put everything into it, still not come off, even with heat as well... resigning myself to having to find a new column now
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If you’re replacing the wheel anyway, and don’t mind destroying it in removal, can you cut it down until just the boss remains, and then either grind it thin in one area, or grind a slot in each side until you can clump it with a lump hammer and chisel and split it off the splines?
Obviously this depends on whether you can sufficiently cover upholstery/glass/anything else flammable or non spark resistant
I’d be very loathe to replace the entire column
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