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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253  
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They vary. Some have 36, some 48. Only way to be sure is to take the wheel off and count them.
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9th Feb 2011 10:09am |
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| BruceT Member Since: 01 Nov 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 516 
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OK thank you.
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9th Feb 2011 10:12am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2603 
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Indeed, you need to count the splines manually. I had to go through this to get the right boss for mine. --
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9th Feb 2011 5:41pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 980
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Do you really need a steering wheel puller, to get it off?
Merlin |
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9th Feb 2011 7:32pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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no, but dont take the nut off, just unwind it until its *nearly* off. if you take it off you are likely to pop the wheel off and smack yourself in the face as it needs a lot of leverage. take it from someone who knows
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9th Feb 2011 7:33pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 980
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I’ve been struggling with it all afternoon and it’s beaten me.
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9th Feb 2011 7:37pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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do you have a pry bar?
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9th Feb 2011 7:37pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2525  
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http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/shop/71-moto-lit...-boss.html
Some information here that may be of help Mark |
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9th Feb 2011 7:39pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 980
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I stuck some tyre levers under it but it just bent.
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9th Feb 2011 7:40pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2603
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You need a 22 socket to take the nut off. And then you need to pull very hard to get the steering wheel off, most likely you will smack yourself in the face with it
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2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged
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9th Feb 2011 8:32pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 
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 NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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9th Feb 2011 9:05pm |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459 
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Tr this. Make a fist and with your right hand bang the right hand side of the wheel then do the same with you left hand and on the left hand side of the wheel. repeat and get faster. It does work if you have not got a puller. |
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9th Feb 2011 9:33pm |
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| defender75 Member Since: 06 Nov 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 219 
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A steering wheel puller is a super cheap tool but if you are too lazy to buy one, take a small metal bar and drill two small holes in it exactly inline with the holes on the wheel ( one on each side of the big nut). Lay the metal bar over the center bolt and screw two screws equally in each hole until you are pulling the wheel off the splines. Not sure if I wrote it correctly but works the same way as a crank puller on a bicycle.
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9th Feb 2011 11:45pm |
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| XS Pete Member Since: 13 Jan 2011 Location: Suffolk Posts: 632 
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I recently removed the steering wheel from my MY11 XS as it wasn't quite straight when driving straight (was 1 spline out, which was annoying me), and what I found was a bit unexpected.
You cannot use conventional puller tools as suggested above as the two holes either side of the large centre nut are no longer centred about it at 9 and 3 oclock, if you see what I mean. They are now at roughly 7:30 and 4:30. Also, they don't seem to be threaded any more either and are now blind. I checked with an M8 bolt (the two holes are about 8mm dia) and it it just pushed in until it bottomed out in the hole. Fortunately, I loosened the nut a few turns in preparation for giving it a proper battering, and is popped loose with nothing more than a few seconds of gentle rocking. Pete |
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10th Feb 2011 3:17pm |
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