At 01:00 PM 2/3/97 -0600, Lee Daniels, daniels@tamu.edu wrote:
>CAN'T GET THIS THING OFF.
>
>I've had the steering wheel off the 'B before, but must've been generous
>with the torque when reattaching it. Now I need to remove it again. The
>big nut is off, and I've tried the two known methods for the last couple of
>days, without success:
>
>A. Grab and 3 and 9 o'clock and rock to and fro - nothing doing, even to
>the point that the steering wheel is almost bent.
>
>B. Person A grabs the wheel, and while pulling back HARD, person B delivers
>strong blows from a large hammer (via an appropriate punch or bar on the
>center of the steering shaft). No go here, either.
>
>I've given it a couple of soaks with WD-40, will try again tonight, but I
>WELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS/IDEAS OF OTHER METHODS.
>
>Thanks !!! - Lee
>
> Lee M. Daniels Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding
> daniels@cryogen.com Texas A&M University
> '74 TR6 '77 MGB
>
>use a puller. I have used a wheel bearing puller with success but there
are various ones on the market.
Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA.
http://www.tiac.com/users/jroverca
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