I tried everything to get a steering wheel off my 80 B even hooked up a
pulley puller onto it with no luck. In a fit of rage and frustration I
grabbed the 12 o'clock position with both hands and pushed and pulled the
hell out of it violently. To my delight and surprise it came right off after
only three good push and pulls. So, your on the right track, just use both
hands in one spot next time. I think it's more the violent back and forth
action than pulling real hard. I'm sure I can trust all of you to rememeber
that this is a conversation about steering wheels...
Chris Reichle
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: Removing the B steering wheel
Date: Monday,February 03,1997 1:00PM
CAN'T GET THIS THING OFF.
I've had the steering wheel off the 'B before, but must've been generous
with the torque when reattaching it. Now I need to remove it again. The
big nut is off, and I've tried the two known methods for the last couple of
days, without success:
A. Grab and 3 and 9 o'clock and rock to and fro - nothing doing, even to
the point that the steering wheel is almost bent.
B. Person A grabs the wheel, and while pulling back HARD, person B delivers
strong blows from a large hammer (via an appropriate punch or bar on the
center of the steering shaft). No go here, either.
I've given it a couple of soaks with WD-40, will try again tonight, but I
WELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS/IDEAS OF OTHER METHODS.
Thanks !!! - Lee
Lee M. Daniels Laboratory for Molecular Structure and
Bonding
daniels@cryogen.com Texas A&M
University
'74 TR6 '77 MGB
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