Kirk: I have removed my steering wheel in a two person operation: back off
the nut but leave it on the shaft up at the top (this is important to
protect the shaft and the teeth of the people), have one person pull on the
wheel, while the other whacks the nut with a wood mallet (or wood
block/metal object combo). Hope this helps.
Geoff Brancj
----- Original Message -----
From <KrkLH at cs.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 2:01 AM
Subject: Help with Steering Wheel Pull
>I replaced the aftermarket wheel that was on my Bugeye with a stock wheel.
> The stock wheel slid over the splines nice and easy. Now I want to pull
> it off
> again to re-positiion it and it won;t budge. I tried a puller that grips
> around the back of the wheel hub, but it is a cheesy puller and as such it
> tends
> to fall to the side when I crank down on it. If I kept on using it I
> would
> also begin to damage the back side of the collar of the stock wheel - so I
> had
> to ditch that idea.
>
> I shot the splines or spline area with a good does of penetrant and will
> wait
> till later before I have another go at it.
>
> What kind of puller or pulling device works best for this? Obviously the
> splines on the stock wheel are built in such a way that they tighten up as
> they
> slide over the steering wheel shaft (unlike the aftermarket "go cart" type
> wheel that I took off).
>
> It feels like it is on for keeps - and to add, I did not force the stock
> steering wheel over the shaft with a mallet or anything - I gently put it
> on. Of
> course the bolt and washer took care of really causing the wheel and the
> shaft
> to form a bond.
>
> Any help is certainly appreciated!
>
> Kirk Hargreaves
> 59 Bugeye with vomit yelllow paint
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