Actually, just put your legs under the wheel and pull toward you with
your thighs, and whack the shaft with a metal hammer by way of a drift
( a cut off strut rod works well). It comes off fast, and doesn't beat
the sh%$ out of the steering shaft.
Dave
67 2000
> Use a rubber mallet! They hurt less when the wheel finally pops off.
>
> Paul Kort
> Speaking from experience!
> Ohio
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marc&Heidi <mtyler@hctc.net>
>
>> Here's a trick for removing a stubborn steering wheel. Get a helper
>> you trust, give him a rubber or brass mallet, sit in the driver's
>> seat pull the wheel towards yourself, while the trusted helper taps
>> on the hub (steering shaft). It should come off after a few taps.
>> Don't let your helper whack you in the nose with the mallet ;-)
>
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