Can Anyone Help Me With This?

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Offline 04lbram

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Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« on: June 26, 2005 - 08:34:59 AM »
Hello and good day to all. I'm just wondering how do you take off the part I circled in red. Would anyone know what type of tool(s) I would need? Just let me know and I posted it here because I would be more likely to get an answer and get it quick as I'm new to this and what not. Thank you.

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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2005 - 09:56:13 AM »
You need a steering wheel puller.You can buy it as a set from most auto parts stores or tool dealers.
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2005 - 09:58:17 AM »
Thank you and sorry for the ignorance. This is the first classic car I have owned so the rest of the board please bare with the newbie here.
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2005 - 10:01:49 AM »
Thank you and sorry for the ignorance. This is the first classic car I have owned so the rest of the board please bare with the newbie here.


Don't sweat it . . . everyone in new at one point or another!   :thumbs:  I would put the nut on the end to protect those threads when using the puller.   :madvibe: 

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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2005 - 10:28:03 AM »
Thank you for the advice. I still have some work on the car to do such as seat belts. But, for now I need to get my hazards and my turn signal working.
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2005 - 11:09:27 AM »
Those steering wheels don't give it up easy.  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: They must use lock-tite or something at the factory, because once you have them off once, you can just use your hands after that. The steering wheel puller kits run about 20 some dollars, I believe. That's your only way out. Sitting there and pulling won't cut it. Don't ask me how I know.  :stomp: :stomp: :stomp:

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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2005 - 11:57:38 AM »
Those steering wheels don't give it up easy.  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: They must use lock-tite or something at the factory, because once you have them off once, you can just use your hands after that. The steering wheel puller kits run about 20 some dollars, I believe. That's your only way out. Sitting there and pulling won't cut it. Don't ask me how I know.  :stomp: :stomp: :stomp:

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I have a puller that wouldnt work on my cuda. the supplied bolts werent long enough to reach all the way in there....keep that in mind...


Not sure what kinda wheel i wanna go with if/when i change it  :beer:
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2005 - 12:20:10 PM »
Thanks guys. Goody what type of puller did you use where did you get it from so I know what to avoid?
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2005 - 12:23:32 PM »
schucks cheaker kragen   will let you use them if you buy it in full and then they return money when you bring it back.
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2005 - 01:53:15 PM »
I just build my own from a flat steel 3/8 thick bar, drilled 3 holes, threaded rod steel, 1 nut welded on center hole, the other on the end of the rod, and two long bolts to mount in the steering tube can bottom.

Takes 10 minutes

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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2005 - 02:56:53 PM »
I had to get 6" long bolts & make a new center bolt for the puller to get them off properly

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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2005 - 11:33:16 PM »
Well, just ordered one from Year one and bolts not long enough so looks like 6 inch bolts for me as well.
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2005 - 09:16:06 PM »
I used redi-rod (threaded rod) and cut it to length.  This might be easier to find than 6 inch bolts.
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Re: Can Anyone Help Me With This?
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2005 - 08:39:03 PM »
I used redi-rod (threaded rod) and cut it to length.  This might be easier to find than 6 inch bolts.

We did the same thing.