How to remove a Midget steering wheel

[Radride]

1. Brute Force - won't work
2. Cogitate on problem and seek higher wisdom.
3. Work 24 hours straight at your job
4. Come home, cogitate on the problem some more
5. Drink wine (or beer)
6. Watch John Twist's video on YouTube on how to remove a midget or Mgb steering wheel
7. Show video to wife
8. Find a 2 pound sledge hammer and a 16 oz. carpenters hammer
9. Loosen nut on steering wheel to protect threads on steering column.
10. Place milk crate into car, since you have already removed the seats
11. Wedge knees under steering wheel, hold top of wheel with one hand, hold 2 pound sledge with other hand over the nut.
12. Re evaluate your marital relationship
13. Have wife hit the sledge with the hammer 110 times.
14. Remove steering wheel.
15. Admire your job.
16. Admire your wife, praise your wife, check vital organs.
17. Write account on internet, be thankful for advice, drink more wine (or beer).

 

[jlaird]

All right, laughs. There is just no way to not see you doing that as I came down all 17 steps of your post.

And that folks is the correct way.

 

[Sarastro]

I didn't realize it was so easy.

I think I'll just leave mine in place, though, and drink the beer (or wine) anyway.

 

[drooartz]

Nice write-up! Glad you got yours off.

 

[Radride]

Really, the hammer routine is just to vibrate the friction holding the wheel on the spline loose. You're not going for a manly, ding the bell at the carnival result. My wife can barely squash a bug with a hammer, the force she used wouldn't drive a nail through hardwood. The hits/vibration did result in the wheel suddenly coming off, thus one of the needs for the nut on the column. Interestingly there is no sign of rust on the spline, which I assumed would be the reason I had so much trouble and no damage to the splines. I was so pumped that we got the wheel off, I just had to write this post. No damage occured, although my wife almost missed with the hammer on a few occasions. BTW, this midget does not have a collapsible steering column, but even if yours does, you really wouldn't be hitting the column hard enough to do any damage if you follow these hack instructions.

 

[kcbugeye1275]

Welcome to the forum, seems like you have the right attitude to work on your lbc.

 

[jlaird]

Not only that but he has a crazy sence of humor, will fit in here just fine.

 

[1965_MGB]

I especially like #12. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I had to figure out #10 after #6. I gave up on #12. The steering wheel is still on the car. So I'm stuck back at #5.