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Postby bottomtop » 21 Sep 2009 00:51

Howdy all,

Does the brains trust know what size socket I need to get the steering wheel off? All I know is none of my sockets are large enough.

I want to do this when I get the car back from the auto-electrical wizard, to fit the replacement. Its the standard plastic looking wheel,three prong black.

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Postby Hasbeen » 21 Sep 2009 02:07

The book says 11/16", but does not say what.

I use a 1 1/8 UNF socket, which is slightly loose on the nut, & just
goes into the hole in the wheel, but works OK.

The book says 37 LBS FT, which is low for such a size. I use even
less, only about 15 LBS, as over tightening makes it too hard to get
the wheel off again.

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Postby PeterTR7V8 » 21 Sep 2009 02:11

It isn't an exact fit but a 1 1/8 tube socket works for me. It is a bit loose so that probably means a 28mm will be a good fit.

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Postby TR7Aaron » 21 Sep 2009 02:45

Loosen the nut but don't remove it - leave it on the last few threads. Grab the steering wheel and muscle it off - mine came off much easier than I think it should. Leaving the nut on there will stop the wheel from bashing you in the face when it comes loose.

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Postby PeterTR7V8 » 21 Sep 2009 02:52

Good tip Aaron. Looks like I've been putting my crash helmet on unnecessarily all this time! [:D]

There is always a better way.

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Postby bottomtop » 21 Sep 2009 04:04

Thanks for the info - and the safety tips!
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Postby Beans » 21 Sep 2009 09:28

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by PeterTR7V8</i>

... so that probably means a 28mm will be a good fit...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Make that 27mm and you're spot on [;)]

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