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sports steering wheel removal

Started by _hrt1and2_ , Jun 27 2006 05:52 PM

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#1 _hrt1and2_

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 05:52 PM

Hey guys, how would i take my SAAS sports wheel (boss kit??) thing off? i cant get the wheel off, i got off the six alen key screws which removes the steering wheel, but i cant get the boss kit off, i undo the center nut, and it wont budge.
Any ideas or tools needed?
Thanks.

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#2 _lxhatch_jim_

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 05:56 PM

There should be two hole on either side of the large centre nut. If you purchase a steering wheel puller from Supercheap/Repco/Speed shop, two bolts will screw into these holes. Another bolt passes through the centre of the puller and onto where the large nut was. As you wind this bolt in, it pulls the wheel/boss off.

When you buy it ask them for a demo if you're not sure

Cheers
Jim

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#3 _LC2250_

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 07:40 PM

I was bored ... and had to take my steering wheel off tonight anyhow so here is what you need

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one of these things ... you need to make sure it has a 5/16" Coarse thread ... most will come with a couple of different ones

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The two smaller holes that are at 2o'clock and 8o'clock are where your two bolts go in ...

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and you just have to tighten the middle bolt after you've taken the nut off the steering collumn and it'll come off a treat ...

Cheers
-Al

Edited by LC2250, 27 June 2006 - 07:41 PM.

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#4 Heath

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 08:24 PM

True; it works, but it costs money Alister.

Alternatively, you could bolt the steering wheel back on there, and repeat the method I mentioned in the other thread about steering wheel removal. (free)

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#5 _MAWLER_

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 10:14 PM

Yeah, just smack the crap out of it at 3 and 9 o'clock and then grab it and really yank it, pulling left and right. Keep going till it comes off. Never needed to use a wheel puller yet

Peace,

P.s. Just a tip, leave the centre nut screwed on a couple of turns, that way when the wheel finally comes off, you don't smack yourself in the nose with it :spoton:

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#6 dattoman

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 11:07 PM

Glad I have the right tool for this job
Proper one....... not some crazy Chines puller

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#7 LX2DR

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Posted 27 June 2006 - 11:32 PM

Yeah, just smack the crap out of it at 3 and 9 o'clock and then grab it and really yank it, pulling left and right. Keep going till it comes off. Never needed to use a wheel puller yet

Peace,

P.s. Just a tip, leave the centre nut screwed on a couple of turns, that way when the wheel finally comes off, you don't smack yourself in the nose with it

That's a new tech term we can use! "smack the crap out of it"
Only problem is one day you will finish up with the steering shaft as well, when you brake the top bearing out of the shell & probably damage the plastic pins in the collapsible column.
Then you will not save money, when you have to buy another shell and steering shaft.
Easier to buy the puller, i have one and it gets used frequently enough to justify.

"Leave the nut on" sounds like you are talking from experience their Liam! :clap:

did it hurt?

Some things can be smacked and others need a little finesse, I think the steering column is one of those that should be treated a little gently.

My 50c worth.

Paul

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#8 FastEHHolden

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 12:09 AM

I just had to fit a new column to my apprentices car due to the top bearing being smashed out.

Columns cost more than pullers...its a dodgy way of doing things and i don't know why people keep recommending it....if you sent your car to me and found me smacking the crap out of your column would you be happy?

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#9 _LC2250_

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 01:45 AM

FastEHHolden ... your reasoning there is exactly why I recommend a puller ... first time I did it I broke something ... the second time I didn't ...

Learn from my mistake ... puller is like $10 ...

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#10 _JBird_

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:05 AM

i used a different type of puller to get my saas boss kit off, cause it didnt have the two holes like the one that LC2250 showed. It looks like a three fingered "claw" and you put it around the boss head and turn the screw in the centre (like a corkscrew).

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#11 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:11 AM

Glad I have the right tool for this job
Proper one....... not some crazy Chines puller

Are you referring to the one pictured above? Ive got one of them.....as it was the only one available..........its a little fiddly......but used properly works well.

I suppose if you have no holes on the hub of the steering wheel, then using a multiple purpose puller such as the 3 claw mentioned ^ is one way out. I managed to strip the thead of one of these in my 1st attempt to get a steering wheel off......must have been a light duty one.

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#12 _MAWLER_

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 04:14 PM

Alright alright alright, I surrender.

My advice to you is to use a proper puller which can be picked up easily at autobahn or such places for like 10 bucks. They are easy to use and saving breaking or damaging the steering column, something that would be much more expensive in the long run.

There, hows that :spoton:

"Leave the nut on" sounds like you are talking from experience their Liam! did it hurt?

Only from laughing so hard because it wasn't me that did it but a mate of mine. He's a wog anyway so he didn't mind having his nose reduced down to normal size, lol.

Peace,

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#13 _high_rpm_

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 04:47 PM

put ya back into it , it will come off

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#14 _hrt1and2_

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 07:52 PM

k thanks guys i tried my mates steering wheel tool, but i only have two holes in it, and they are both where the horn wireing goes with no thread on them. ill get a pic up tommoroz.

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#15 dattoman

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:32 PM

Glad I have the right tool for this job
Proper one....... not some crazy Chines puller
Are you referring to the one pictured above? Ive got one of them.....as it was the only one available..........its a little fiddly......but used properly works well.

I suppose if you have no holes on the hub of the steering wheel, then using a multiple purpose puller such as the 3 claw mentioned ^ is one way out. I managed to strip the thead of one of these in my 1st attempt to get a steering wheel off......must have been a light duty one.

The one I have is the correct one for the Saas and other aftermarket wheels
It attatches to 4 of the bolts that hold the wheel on to the boss
I'll get a pic

But essentially its a piece of flat steel around 5mm thick or so
It has 4 holes for the bolts and a large centre hole with the screw drive in it

Essentiallt the same as the steering wheel pullers you can buy around the traps but fits exactly on the aftermarket wheels