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Steering Wheel Puller tool - who made one?
#16
Cheers Dan !
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#17
hi

i've not done a delorean wheel. but have MX5's.

be a bit carefull using brute sudden force as the columns are collapsable.

try pulling hard with very slight rocking.

if there is a lock nut in the middle, shouldn't this be replaced. (mx5's should be as its a nyloc)

steve
Steve Saunders
Wolverhampton
ex owner vin 1621
doc 370
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#18
You can pull the wheel off but It's a bugger to do.

Some come right off some need a little brute force. If you do go for the manual pulling method my tip is undo the nut in the middle but leave on on the shaft by a couple of turns.

That way when the wheel comes off it wont smash you in the face !!!!

However the puller makes the job easy.
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#19
Daniel Shane Wrote:If you do go for the manual pulling method my tip is undo the nut in the middle but leave on on the shaft by a couple of turns.

That way when the wheel comes off it wont smash you in the face !!!!

However the puller makes the job easy.

Oh Dan your not suppose to tell em that, you spoil all my fun :twisted:
Chris Spratt

Ex owner of Vin#16327 Grey 5 Speed was FLE 371Y
1998 Lotus Esprit GT3
1999 Lotus Elise
DOC 4
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#20
I thought Dan was speaking from experience there Smile Smile

Thats the kind of 'clever' trick i would do ....
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#21
Not me but I have seen it done on a Delorean.

The best one is on a Lotus Elise as the column is sprung loaded so if you forget to leave the nut on it flys off with such force it broke the poor blokes nose !!!
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#22
Dont know who it was that said to hit the wheel with a rubber hammer...?

Just like to say "GREAT TIP!!"

I have been wrestling with my steering wheel for months and saw your post today, bought a rubber hammer in my local tool shop and in five minutes I had the wheel off, great work.
Alistair McCann
Northern Ireland
1981 Delorean #Vin Pilot 25
1989 Renault Alpine GTA Atmo.
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