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Green Machine



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Tonga Green
Does anyone have a steering wheel puller I could borrow?
Trying to get the steering wheel off my Td5, but it really, REALLY does not want to come off! I've doused it in PlusGas, left it for half an hour, whacked it from every possible direction, yanked it as hard as I possibly can without injuring myself and it will not budge. I could just buy one off eBay, but it's one of those things that you only really need once!

So if anyone has one that they'd be willing to post to me, and I can then post back once I've used it?

Ta.

Tris. 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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excossack



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
My method was to undo the nut so it almost off, and then from behind hit the wheel at 12 o'clock 12:30 and quarter to and quarter past and then repeated then work backwards quarter to, 12:45 , 12:30 12:15 etc.
Sorry no puller Sad 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Tris I got one here I made. Very simple mate more than willing to post it tommorow for you Thumbs Up CSK Automotive
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Green Machine



Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Tonga Green
excossack - thanks for the suggestion, but I've tried and tried 'til I'm blue in the face and it just won't budge at all.

Chris - you have a PM - thanks Thumbs Up 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
Post #330238 11th May 2014 3:31pm
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excossack



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FBH ?

Good luck! 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Post #330242 11th May 2014 3:43pm
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LR90XS2011



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Have you tried getting someone to pull the wheel towards the interior and giving the shaft a smart hit in the opposite direction? (avoiding damaging the treads or anything else I would use an alloy or copper drift in the centre of the shaft when I did this) DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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Post #330258 11th May 2014 4:36pm
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munch90



Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
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maybe you tried this already

loosen nut but leave on few thread , sit in drivers seat put hands each side of wheel and with your weight pulling on the wheel , rock the wheel from side to side (not turning the wheel )

so weight of pull lifting you out of seat is on one side then the other

straighter your arms are the better (not so easy in a defender to get your arms straight )
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Grey110



Member Since: 20 Jun 2012
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This summer I bought a new steering wheel and to be sure I had the right steering boss I changed the steering wheel in the parking lot.

First loosen the nut as much as possible but leave it on. As a tool I used two bolts and two big washers to pull on the steering wheel. Tighten, pull a bit and thighten more etc. Martin

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Post #330347 11th May 2014 8:05pm
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