Undo the "olive nut" at the end of the steering box at the dirty end. Then
undo the grub screws at the steering wheel. Unhook the 4 wires that go
through the steering shaft, somewhere near the horn on the driver side, a
long way from the end of the shaft and the olive nut.
With help, carefully withdraw the control head from the driver side , it
will come free with the hollow steering tube connected to the control head.
Haven't seen one that isn't seized together yet. You can do it alone, but
easy with 2 people, the solid part it is 5' long in total, 8' including the
wires with bullets. (+/-)
This will expose the nut holding the wheel onto the steering column.
Undo the nut, then if necessary, apply a puller to extract the wheel from
the column.
Putting back is the reverse. Although I suggest thoroughly checking the
condition of the wires, and it is a 5# tube with 10# of stuff in it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:59 PM
To: 'triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Buggers. I give up!
Check on the back of the hub; I think there should be at least one (and
maybe 2 or 3) set screws in the hub that lock the control head to the wheel.
There's a photo at https://is.gd/cF9ux0 that shows the head of the screw
plus another at https://is.gd/j7zogA that shows how the screw comes out
inside the hub.
-- Randall
56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild
> I replaced the stock steering wheel with a MotoLita and their
> adapter kit. In fact, my dash and cockpit looks pretty much
> like they show on page 67 of their TR3 Glove Box Companion.
>
> I know I put them on the car, because...well...they're on the car.
>
> I can't for the life of me remember how they went on, hence
> how to get the friggin' thing off so's to swap out the
> control head when the new one comes in.
>
> Anybody remember?
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS58667
> New Hampshire
>
>
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