Removal of steering wheel..

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Lol which one?
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Thought it was 21 but I'll stand corrected if Dan is right. :lol:
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I think i've got both in the tool box so it won't cost me anything to try both
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its 22mm on mine anyway lol..so im guessing there all the same?
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Well i've been to Halfords and they didn;t have 21 or 22mm sockets so i bought a 4 way wheel brace instead. Going to have a crack this evening - if it doesn't work i'll just return the wheelbrace to another store and get sockets instead
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My wheel brace has the right size on it to do the job.
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Just finished changing the steering wheels over - it turned out to be a 23mm nut. My advice - buy the removal tool!

I ended up wrapping a ratchet strap round the steering wheel and round a lamp post then tightening the ratchet gradually loosened the wheel til it popped off and ended up in the back seat.

Car feels much better now and obviously looks better.
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I ended up wrapping a ratchet strap round the steering wheel and round a lamp post then tightening the ratchet gradually loosened the wheel til it popped off and ended up in the back seat.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: thats wot i call improvising :lol:
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:lol: :lol: never heard it done like that before, least it worked :lol:
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My idea of DIY is selecting the best hammer for the job, no good with anything mechanical - i didn't break anything and in my book that's a job well done lol
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rawgrafix wrote:I ended up wrapping a ratchet strap round the steering wheel and round a lamp post then tightening the ratchet gradually loosened the wheel til it popped off and ended up in the back seat.
A quicker way at that point is to put it in first and sink the gutty. :shock:
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:D We're confident, but might get side tracked with ICE install
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he's haveing my install 8) :p and it did make me giggle a lil bit when you told me lol
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lmao nice one..should of left the nut on and it wouldnt of gone flying lol
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