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  1. GTHill

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    #1 GTHill, Aug 26, 2007
    I need to remove the nut underneath the steering wheel. I have fabricated a tool, but I'm sure this thing is tight. Is this a standard lefty loosey or is it backwards? Just making sure before I torque the crap out of it attempting a removal. Thanks!

    Gene
     
  2. Steve Magnusson

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    #2 Steve Magnusson, Aug 26, 2007
    Right-hand thread -- so CCW to loosen.
     
  3. GTHill

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    #3 GTHill, Aug 26, 2007
    Thanks a lot for the quick reply. Any tips on how to hold the bloody thing from moving while removing the nut?

    Gene
     
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    #4 tuttebenne, Aug 26, 2007
    Two people. One pushes the socket toward the nut, the other works a breaker bar. Yes the first time they come off they are a bear. I think the factory used some kind of locktite on top of the nyloc insert in the nut. I wish they used this much over-engineering in other areas.
     
  5. GTHill

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    #5 GTHill, Aug 26, 2007
    I just tried this exact thing while waiting for a reply... and it worked!

    Now it looks as if I need a special puller to remove the piece the nut was holding on. Any tips there? I can make a puller that would use the six screws to hold the steering wheel and a center bolt to push with. Thoughts?

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    #6 Steve Magnusson, Aug 26, 2007
    Yes, you'll need to use a puller that holds the existing threaded holes in the hub and pushes on the end of the center shaft, or grips the OD of the hub with some sort of hooks and pushes on the end of the center shaft. The shaft-to-hub connection is a shallow angle taper fit that is self-locking (i.e., the tangent of the taper's half-angle is less than the typical coefficient of friction) -- so if it won't come off you might need to get physical (i.e, tighten up the puller as much as you dare -- smack the center rod of the puller with a hammer few times -- tighten up the puller more -- smack more -- etc. ;))
     
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    #7 GTHill, Aug 26, 2007

    Thanks for the info, but in case you didn't notice, I live in Arkansas. You could have just said "It will be really tight" :)

    Just to make sure I'm doing this for the right reason, this will give me access to the upper most bearing (grinding sound) and the steering column switches, right? Thanks again!

    Gene
     
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    #8 chairpilot, Aug 29, 2007
    Did you finally get the hub off? If so, how about some pictures of what's under the hub?!
     
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    #9 GTHill, Aug 29, 2007
    I haven't made the puller yet, but it won't be hard. I'll post pictures once I get it off (the hub that is...) .

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    #10 Verell, Aug 29, 2007
    Leave the nut just barely on the end of the shaft & give the end of the shaft a brisk tap using a brass drift. 9 times out of 10 this'll loosen the hub.

    I've also used a std 2-bolt steering wheel puller with 2 bolts in steering wheel mounting holes & washers to fit the bolts to the puller's slots. just screw the bolts in until they bottom out so they're grabbing plenty of thread. Once the puller is pretty tight, try tapping on the end to shock the hub loose as 91TR suggests.
     
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    #11 335s, Aug 29, 2007
    In general, with respect to a ROTATING SHAFTS, axles, or other load bearing rotating shafts which arer threaded for hardware....

    the direction of threading is nearly always the direction of principle ROTATION...

    Think of your axle nuts, or, in particular, the mainput shafts on final drives, and the upper/lay shafts, or the lower/input shafts in some transaxles...

    this is an "in general" sort of a rule in machinery...
     
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    #12 GTHill, Aug 29, 2007
    I had to ask this earlier. They are standard cut threads (CCW to remove).

    Gene
     
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    #13 GTHill, Aug 29, 2007
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    I put this picture up on another thread, but I wanted to show my ingenious tool I made.

    1 1/8th inch Craftsman socket cut to size.

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    #14 BigTex, Aug 29, 2007
    That's exactly what you have to do.....LOL!

    Good work, padner!
     

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