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Discussion in '348/355' started by sspooner, Jan 11, 2012.

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  1. sspooner

    sspooner Karting

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    #1 sspooner, Jan 11, 2012
    Hi Folks,

    I have to remove my steering wheel and hub to get my light switch out.
    I've got the ring nut off thanks to Ricambi shipping me a hill engineering ring nut tool.
    I know I need a steering wheel puller and I know I need to be careful because the hub apparently is easy to break.

    Does anyone have any recommendations for a steering wheel puller that fits nicely ?
     
  2. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 ernie, Jan 11, 2012
    Hit up fatbillybob.
     
  3. sspooner

    sspooner Karting

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    #3 sspooner, Jan 12, 2012
    It's off now. Man, that was on tight. I had to use a 7 ton two jar puller under so much pressure that when it finally freed the wheel shot off the column and hit me in the chest. I made a conscious decision that it was coming off either in one piece of many pieces, but it was coming off.

    Good news though, only minor cosmetic damage to the hub, nothing I can't fix.

    :)
     
  4. fatbillybob

    fatbillybob Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #4 fatbillybob, Jan 12, 2012
    Trick: put lockring on 2 threads next time before using puller when object is on tight! Then when puller pops it stops because of the lockring.
     
  5. sspooner

    sspooner Karting

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    #5 sspooner, Jan 12, 2012
    Very good advice indeed. I'll chalk this up to learning.
     

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