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I’m also having trouble with removing my steering wheel to replace the lock cylinder mine is a 1972 cutlass, the issue I’m having is I’ve done everything I can thing of to get to the center nut but nothing has worked
Last edited by david61116; Sep 20, 2023 at 07:43 AM.
If you don't have a puller or don't want to get one, what I use to do is loosen the nut all the way to the top, leave it on so you don't hurt the threads, and than your wrap your arm around the back and pull up. as you tap it with a hammer, also if you can get your knees and upper leg behind to give you more leverage. I did this many time when I was younger and did not have a puller
If you are using a puller, don't try to keep tightening the bolt in the center that is against the steering shaft. Just snug it down and then alternate tightening the two bolts screwed into the steering wheel. Go from one side to the other and the wheel will pop off.
Since your car is a Cutlass, I moved these posts to the Cutlass forum rather than resurrecting a thread in the Ninety Eight forum that is nearly a decade old.
Originally Posted by redoldsman
If you are using a puller, don't try to keep tightening the bolt in the center that is against the steering shaft. Just snug it down and then alternate tightening the two bolts screwed into the steering wheel. Go from one side to the other and the wheel will pop off.
Why would you do that? The whole point of the puller is that you snug up the two smaller bolts then turn the larger one in the center to pop the wheel off. Otherwise there would be no need for the center bolt. The two small bolts should be threaded all the way into the steering wheel hub for maximum thread engagement.
You never miss a chance to try and take a shot do you? You are WRONG on this one. I do that way because it has worked for me for probably at least 30 years. I read to do it that way either in a manual or instructions that came with a steering wheel puller. It is really simple. Start the two small bolts into the steering wheel but do not bottom them out. Then snug the center bolt down against the shaft. Then alternate side to side tightening the small bolts and the wheel will pop right off.
You never miss a chance to try and take a shot do you? You are WRONG on this one. I do that way because it has worked for me for probably at least 30 years. I read to do it that way either in a manual or instructions that came with a steering wheel puller. It is really simple. Start the two small bolts into the steering wheel but do not bottom them out. Then snug the center bolt down against the shaft. Then alternate side to side tightening the small bolts and the wheel will pop right off.
And the rest of the world uses the center screw as the designers intended. Look, this isn't an affront to your manhood, just a question. If it works for you, great, but it's turning twice as many screws as you need. In any case, less than full thread engagement with the two smaller screws runs the risk of stripping the threads.
