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January 2004
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how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Tue, 27 January 2004 23:42
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righto i may be a bit of a dummy but no matter how much i try i cant figure out how the hell to get the 'bus' steering wheel off my '69 sprinter without breaking it  . ive pulled the cap off the horn and thats no good, it just has the metal centre with screws coming through from the opposite side.... do i have to pull the steering colomn cover off or something!? please help someone!! i think its funny i can put together engines but cant get a s/w off lol 
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Perth
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May 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 00:57
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that is very scary if you can cant pull a steering wheel off yet you can work on engines 
there should be a nut in the centre of the wheel makes sure theres nothing like a plastic plate or something, if your putting an new steering wheel on you'll need a bosskit
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Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 02:37
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buy a $10.00 steering wheel puller from motormate or something.
Take out your centre nut,
screw in the puller -- tighten it up and hey you got a steering wheel in your lap.
Easy as PIE 
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Hobart
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January 2004
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 04:12
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nar nar nar i dont think i explained myself fully, i have taken off many other s/w's before. this one is totally different and i need someone who has taken one off a similar k1x corolla
hehe i cant even get to the centre nut! i cannot figure out how to get the hornpiece out of the way, i ripped the cover off it and the metal piece which it was stuck to has screws coming out at me, rather than going into the s/w, which leaves using the comon meathod of a screwdriver out of the question!! thats my problem
i came up with a solution but that involves a hacksaw which i dont wanna do.... someone help!!!
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 04:13
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how about sell me your sprinter and i'll get it off 
dman....
well, sicne they are a solid column, you have no worries of stuffing up the collapsible part.
basically you undo the big nut, but only to the point that you have maybe 1mm between the washer and nut... otherwise you will break your nose
pull firmly, but not too firmly on one side of the wheel, while using your hand to whack toward yo on the other side of the wheel..
that usually gets them off... you might need to spray in some penetrating spray if it is the 1st time it's come off tho...
good luck.
Cya, Stewart
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Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 07:01
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if you dont use a puller put the nut back on a turn or so...
stops u hitting yourself in the head with the wheel when it does come off
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Location:
Hobart
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January 2004
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 07:07
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thanks everyone for tryin to help. what i actually need to know is how to get the hornpiece off in the first place so i can get to the centre nut... as soon as i can see that nut ill be homefree, its just not happenin at the moment tho, that hacksaw is looking awefully tempting 
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 07:24
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oooooh, right, i thought you'd got that bit off already
oki, there are two bits, one on either side.. if you look thru the gap you will see them
it's basically a bolt headon the wheel, and then a plastic thing that clips over them..
what ya need to do is to basically lever it off... BUT
basically push on top or bottom of the horn pad (lightly, just so it tilts), then stick your finger flesh into the gap that opens... then use thumb to lever up the other side (ie the bottom if your finger is stuck in the top, or vice-versa)
you could also get appropriate sized thing and lever from top and bottom at same time..
be warned tho, if you lever in the middle it may break, just get one side off at a time.
they can be gotten off with finger force....(well, thumb force)
Good luck,
Cya, Stewart
ps, and if you ever want to sell your sprinter lemme know.
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Hobart
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January 2004
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 07:51
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cheers stewart!!! i could see those nuts and was wondering how the hell im sposed to undo them lol, thanks for your help mate! older cars give me the shits sometimes hahaha 
oh yeh and i will pm u if i ever get sick of the sprinter, hopefully i will be able to open the bonnet and gawk at a 13B soon  , its gonna be a mission of a conversion!!
cya
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Wed, 28 January 2004 16:51
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so did it work?? i broke mine off the first time it's abotu the only piece of plastic in the car too
eeeek, don't cut up the trans tunnel!!!
i'll swap you a couple of KE10's for the sprinter!!!
then again, my sprinter plans are not exactly "gentle" either 
Cya, Stewart
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Location:
Hobart
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January 2004
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Fri, 30 January 2004 08:40
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yeah i got it off, turns out coz mines a sprinter SL it has a different s/w and horn to a ke15 or the like, it has a circular centre and to get it out you push the horn in completely then turn anti clockwise and it will be launched in the general direction of your face by the spring behind it... i found all this out after getting frustrated and disecting it carefully with pliers and a hacksaw blade, with only having to cut one screw to get it apart after several minutes of manipulation...
thanks anyway!
oh and about the swap for the ke10's......... narrrrrrrr
cya, aidan
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Fri, 30 January 2004 11:30
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oh right, you didn't say it was an SL
i have a sprinter too, and is an Sl, but the Sl wheel had been taken..
i thought you were referring to the normal wheel... sorry bout that.
Cya, Stewart
oh, and puhleeease maybe 3 KE10's??
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Location:
Hobart
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January 2004
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Re: how to get a '69 steerin wheel off......
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Fri, 30 January 2004 21:34
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no worries mate it was my fault for not explainin properly.
as tempting as it is to own 3 ke10's, id rather stick to my lil 'sideways slewing banshee'
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