Removing MC9 steering wheel

[GnarlyBus]

Yah, watch out for that horn wire. Cover it with some electric tape. I always get lazy and then in the middle of working on it, it slips and the horn comes on frightening the crap outta me. Heh.

[Dave5Cs]

I used a 1/2" thick piece and just move it up against the wire out of the way. Didn't think I needed to go that far LOL.

[Iceni John]

There is a little trick that is secret to mechanics.  Tighten the puller as hard as you dare, then hit the top of the puller with a 3-4 lb. Hammer.  I also use a electric or air gun to tighten, but you have to be used to such tools or you will break one of the puller bolts.

Another trick I learnt when using pullers on square-tapered aluminum bicycle cranks if their own extractor threads were stripped:  tighten the puller as much as you dare, then apply moderate heat to the pullee.   After a few minutes the pulled item will separate with a bang and fly across the room  -  very gratifying, and it always worked.   Can the steering wheel be similarly heated?   I know that steel's coefficient of expansion is half that of aluminum's, but the same principle should still apply.   Is the MCI steering wheel made by VIP?

John

[richard5933]

If you're going to replace the steering wheel, couldn't you just carefully grind a slot in the side of the center hub parallel to the shaft? Stop grinding about 1/16" from the splines to keep from damaging the shaft itself. That should release the hold that the wheel has on the shaft.