Steering Wheel Removal

[AWESOME HERALD MAN]

Hi. I need to remove the steering wheel from my Herald. I've seen a 11 piece steering wheel remover puller set on eBay for £4.99 and free post. The item number is 262374394142 if anyone want's to check if this item is ok for me to buy.

Thanks,

Stephen.

[Dogsbody47uk]

I never needed a puller  for the steering wheel. Undo the retaining nut until it's loose but DO NOT REMOVE IT. Using both hands, jar the wheel from underneath until it comes loose. It will fly off and the nut stops it hitting you in the face. AMHIK. Cheers, Dave.

[Clive]

And if just tugging doesn't work, make sure  the nut is flush with the end of the column, get an assistant to give it a firm, but not over-hard wack with a hammer, while you are pulling.

[AWESOME HERALD MAN]

Thanks lads. I've got a rubber mallet and some freeing oil so I can give it a bit of welly on Sunday. The rest of the week is taken up. I got the engine running yesterday, so bit by bit.

Thanks,

Stephen.

[Velocita Rosso]

Quoted from AWESOME HERALD MAN

Thanks lads. I've got a rubber mallet and some freeing oil so I can give it a bit of welly on Sunday. The rest of the week is taken up. I got the engine running yesterday, so bit by bit.

Thanks,

Stephen.

As Clive says....a hammer, not a rubber mallet. That will do no good

[nang]

Rocking the wheel side to side usually works. If not ,in New Zealand parlance, A FBH as suggested.
Tony.

[Bitumen Boy]

I don't know why the steering wheel needs to come off, but it might not be the only way to do it. The nut on mine has always been seized tight, but I got round it once by simply undoing the impact clamp at the bottom of of the inner column and lifting it out complete with the wheel. May need to drop the outer column a little in a saloon, I forget now. Have fun... 🙂

[Toledo Man]

Mike, I'd be loath to use a hammer. Aren't the steering wheels made of bakelite? It isn't the sort of thing I'd want to be hitting with a hammer even with gentle taps. I reckon a rubber mallet would be better than a hammer to get the steering wheel off even if you follow Clive's method to the letter.

[JohnD]

TM,
Don't hit the steering wheel, hit the top of the column, while you pull up on the wheel hub.
That's why  you don't take the nut off (See above) - it protects the threads.

John

[Velocita Rosso]

Quoted from JohnD

TM,
Don't hit the steering wheel, hit the top of the column, while you pull up on the wheel hub.
That's why  you don't take the nut off (See above) - it protects the threads.

John

Correct. One slap on top of the nut/column and it springs off.....not the wheel Dave

[AWESOME HERALD MAN]

Thanks for your advice, especially on allowing me to keep on smiling with all my teeth in tact. The reason that I want to remove the wheel is 1- there is a crack in one of the arms and 2- I want to put on a wooden one. I've got the one I liked on eBay and if anyone would like to have a peep the item number is 331396865739 and is sold by Watford Classics and it comes complete with the boss with a Triumph Badged horn push for £129.95 and free post. I've got the dark wood one to go as near as possible to the new dashboard I'm going to make upgrading the original one which I've already upgraded with extra clocks but this will have new and more switches. The ones I've got have a rely built in them for better use and saftey. I couldn't find anywhere the type of wood the dashboard is made of until I was in my local Homebase store and leaving from the tool section, I walked through the flooring area. There I saw the wood grained flooring panels, picked out the dark one, up to check out, and £4.99 please, perfect. So I can work on that after the car's running, very soon.

Thanks,

Stephen.

[ferny]

Be careful if you're going to use laminated flooring in the car and seal all the exposed areas. If it gets damp it's going to swell and if it's a Triumph, you can guarantee it's going to get moist.

[Bitumen Boy]

Quoted from ferny

Be careful if you're going to use laminated flooring in the car and seal all the exposed areas. If it gets damp it's going to swell and if it's a Triumph, you can guarantee it's going to get moist.

Absolutely. Some properly waterproof coating all over is going to be essential. Be careful as many varnishes are water based these days and despite the claims of the manufacturers aren't going to last well in this application. Look for something with middling to high VOC content that tells you to clean your brush with white spirit, or alternatively an epoxy type product - but you're not likely to find that sort of stuff in the average DIY shed.

[Sheepy]

Quoted from ferny

Be careful if you're going to use laminated flooring in the car  

i prefer a shagpile carpet! 😉

[AWESOME HERALD MAN]

Thanks about the advice on the flooring. I'll get sorted out. About the shagging pile carpet, I've got that sorted. Some kind neighbour had their flat re-carpeted and through out of course the old one. This happens to be a lovely shade of green. The old carpet I think is light brown, but now dirty and worn, so a full carpet replacement is coming, I can't say when, but it's coming. I've new windscreen rubber to have fitted first before the above is down, and I'm going to get the rear done at the same time.

Thanks,

Stephen.

[Sheepy]

Marcus has a nice green shagging pile in his gt6! (Actually looks very good) ????


If you get the chance (perhaps you have already been) but the triumph spares day, stonleigh in February is a good event to go to for parts, meeting up with others, and looking at owners/members cars.

[Velocita Rosso]

Quoted from Sheepy

Marcus has a nice green shagging pile in his gt6! .

Wonder what yours would be like with NATO camouflage colour material       

[Saltddirk]

not much different from what it looks like now, Grey green and rust......
Blends in very well with industrial surrounding

[Velocita Rosso]

Quoted from Saltddirk

not much different from what it looks like now, Grey green and rust......
Blends in very well with industrial surrounding

I have Hydrangea shrubs in my front garden, next to where we park the Triumphs, they can change colour from pink to blue dependant on how much iron there is in the soil.......says so much for rust coming off bodywork into the ground when it rains