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oldironguy 
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 Topic: Pulling A G Steering Wheel
Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 5:31pm |
Any secrets on how to do it? I've soaked it with WD-40 for a month now and that puppl is still stuck.
Dick
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Warren(Oh)
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 5:34pm |
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A hammer helps, tapping, soaking, maybe even some heat but it just pulls straight off. They didn't have NeverSeize when they were put on ! ha
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G-Money
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 5:39pm |
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I went through the exact same thing and asked the same question. I had it soaking in PB Blaster for some time, but ultimately it was heat.....I mean red hot , and it finally came off. I also knew I was putting on a new wheel afterwards.
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 6:53pm |
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Get someone to help.Loosen nut a few turns. One person can hold steady pulling pressure on steering. Other person holds a good size hammer again outer surface of hub, then with another hammer whacks oppposite side of hub. It should come loose then. HTH Tracy Martin
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RichinWis
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 9:14pm |
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I have used a puller on mine with great success, once you have some good pressure on the puller I give the puller bolt a good quick whack and off they come.
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Don(MI)
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 9:21pm |
Have taken them off as stated above before. But occasionally you get the tough puppy that just wont budge. If I remember right, I think I used a sawzall with a metal blade, and cut almost all the way through the collar, but not too far that it hit the shaft.
Took a cold chisel then, and hit that in the open cut. Crack, expanded that collar quick and came off then.
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B26240
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Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 7:26am |
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Most important thing is to not damage the shaft otherwise sounds like any of the above ways will work.
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Dave Richards (WV)
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Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 7:49am |
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I use a split bearing puller. Load it up, Hit the top of the loaded shaft, rinse and repeat.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 7:57am |
If you are replacing the wheel, I'd cut the old one off and not damage the sheering box from all the hammering on the shaft.
Don
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Gary
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Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 8:01am |
Don makes a very good point. While you are pounding away on the Steering Wheel - what damage are you causing at the other end inside the Steering Box ? Gary
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oldironguy
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Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 8:18pm |
Thanks guys. I'll be at the farm tomorrow and will work on it some more. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has faced a problem like this.
Dick
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