rtpassini

AHHHH! im getting freakin pissed

I cant get this thing off. I had a 3 arm gear puller that I grinded down and tried, that broke (wasnt pulling quite right though) then I bought some big J hook threaded bolt things that I cut down and made to fit...those didnt work. So I havent told me cheap *** to get out and buy the proper tool.

Went to napa and could only buy their big kit. OK. whatever. game on.

Came home went for it. I hardly applied any pressure and SNAP. there goes one of hooks snapped off.

Before I ordered the kit they said the j hooks were on back order. The kit supposedly carries a lifetime warranty. So I'll have to call them back tomorrow.

What am i doing wrong? Is there anything else I can try??? I made sure with this kit that I had everything on right, and lined up and perfectly straight. My ghetto rigging worked WAY better than the kit did!!

02z06dave

when i did mine, i bought the 18$ wheel puller from advance. i had to grind the heads of the bolts to make it work but it came right off without any problems and it didnt break.

rtpassini

advance doesnt have any wheel pullers with j hooks...they said they can get the hooks, but those alone are 20 bucks.

02z06dave

i know i grinded the bolts that came with there $18 tool to make something of a j and it worked out great

rtpassini

ohhhhh....ill have to give that a go.

02z06dave

on the right is the bolt as it came. on the left is with it grinded down all the way around except on one side. i also grinded down the thickness of the head.

heres an overhead shot of what i ended up with

sfc rick

I apply pressure to the puller by turning the wrench, then tapping the center puller bolt with a ballpeen hammer. It works all the time on tight and/or seized steering wheels.... well mostly LOL!

rtpassini

now i have a new issue,

the "hooks" tore out some the metal where they go into and i dont have much metal to use....im not sure what to do next.

what stupid design

02z06dave

that will definitly make the method i used harder if not impossible because the bolt doesn't grab on to alot, if you understand what i mean.

i think its time to get out your hacksaw and cut it off.

rtpassini

....can you do that? lol. i have a grinder, dremel, sawzall...lol

02z06dave

lol. i have used my dremel to cut many things off of cars. wheel hub, gas tank strap, strut assembly. when all else fails cut it off

rtpassini

is there anything underneath I need to worry about? I'll try a few other things before destroying a good wheel.

any other ideas?

$$$frumnuttin'

I have a spare wheel for sale if you end up needing one...best of luck...oh, you may have to take it to your dealer...be extra careful around that airbag and always sit sideways.

Vetteman Jack

I just take mine into a dealer and have them remove it. That way if they screw it up, the tab is on them. But good luck getting your steering wheel off.

rtpassini

i have a momo coming in the mail....but i appreciate the offer. and i have the airbag completely removed.

the weather around here sucks...and screw dealerships. Ill cut it off before bringing it in. lol

but im going to try tapping some holes and using a standard puller.

damilleniumboy

Tap it with a ruber mallet from the back side, and attempt to pull it again.

rtpassini

One of the first attempts I made involved beating it with a hammer. lol

marvinseah

Had a local shop remove my s/w in order to swap to a momo. They said it was awfully difficult to remove. They ended up making a custom puller and was finally able to remove it. Glad I didn't try to do it myself. Good luck!

fhd

Good luck on that i tried every thing bought the right pulley hammered it heated it..... until the metal gave away now I'm stuck with it there is nothing left to do than pulling the whole wheel assembly.

rtpassini go to a shop this dam thing is stuck.

Choreo

Common problem. I took mine to the Dealership to get my VE Steering wheel installed for about $100. They broke two Snap-On pullers trying to get it off (which Snap-On replaced).