Addicted to eaton Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I pulled my steering wheel of today and was going to put in the new switch I got.. But this is what is in my way now. What is it and how do I get it out of my way?. I tried a harmonic balancer puller. And no luck. I tried to rig a wheel puller and that didn’t work… I'm stumped what do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds W31 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 The steel plate that you circled......you PUSH IN on it. While you are pushing in, the steel ring that is visible can be released with a pick or small screwdriver and removed from the steering shaft....then the steel plate will slide off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 It doesnt move.. And there isnt a steel ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiac6ksteawd Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 That looks like the metal peice that press holds the steering wheel to the shaft. Looks like it came detached from the steering wheel. Might have to get a steering wheel puller, and those 2 small holes should take the thread, and pull it off. But I could be mistaken. I have not worked on a car with a air bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 crazy k runs and looks for a loose 94+ steering wheel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 and.... wants to ask: How DID you remove the steering wheel????? PLEASE post a piucture of the rear of the wheel? I'm looking at one of mine and the holes around the 1:00 and 7:00 position should be threaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiac6ksteawd Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Sounds like you are going to be needing a new steering wheel, but your airbag will be transferable.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted May 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 This is the back of the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds W31 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 On the back of the steering wheel you can see the rivets that were pulled out when you removed the steering wheel from the shaft and left the collar still on the shaft. On the collar if the holes aren't threaded, (they don't look it in the pic) you can use nuts to accept the threaded bolts from a steering wheel puller and you can pop it off. When you removed the steering wheel, did you just grab it and yank real hard? It looks like the rivets pulled through...you might be able to repair your steering wheel by grinding out/down the rivets and replacing them with Grade 8 bolts, and bolting the piece left on the steering shaft back to the steering wheel, if you have access to the inside of the wheel through the horn area. That is a major bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiac6ksteawd Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Now that I see the back of the wheel, if you can get the wheel to go back on, and slide back with the rivets. Just bolting it down should be ok. The center shaft of the steeriong wheel being steel, and the mounting bracket there being steel, and the pinch on the splines have. I think it would be ok to carefully feed the steering wheel back on. But you still have to get the brakcet/collar off to do whatever repair you were trying to do. Which means getting a steering wheel pulller, and pulling the steering wheel properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted May 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 It broke when i was pulling the wheel Properly With a wheel puller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 wow i actually have never seen that before lol. i even put my knees behind a wheel and smacked the nut and stud with a hammer one time. lol very funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I haven't used a steering wheel puller in years and never done that before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 me neither lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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