[DeTomaso] Stock steering wheel removal question

[Dennis Valdez]

Thanks Everyone,

I took Mikes advice and sprayed a little WD40 this morning and let it sit all day. I took Thomas’s advice and threaded the nut on a few threads. A couple wiggles and a grunt and it came off pretty easily!

Now, is there a torque spec for the nut when I put it back on?  

Thanks

Dennis Valdez

> On Oct 20, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> 
> I have always had success by just loosening the nut a couple of turns and then grabbed the wheel in the quarter to three position and then wiggled the wheel while pulling really hard.
> I have never done it on the old Pantera wheel though, but on numerous different vehicles and also on the Momo wheel in my Pantera.
> I have never used any penetrating oil.
> Perhaps I’ve only been lucky.
> 
> Thomas
> 
>> 21 okt. 2020 kl. 03:37 skrev Dennis Valdez via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
>> 
>> OMG Mike you’re cracking me up!
>> She already broke her teeth once doing car stuff with me at Ironstone one year! 
>> 
>> I think using a steering wheel puller is a little more civilized. 😊
>> 
>> Dennis Valdez
>> 
>>>> On Oct 20, 2020, at 5:57 PM, MICHAEL DREW <mikeldrew at aol.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dennis,
>>> 
>>> First, spray liberally with penetrant like PB Blaster. (Be sure to have something underneath to prevent dripping on the carpet).
>>> 
>>> The center of the shaft has a divot which will accept the end of a pointed punch. Have Liz sit in the seat and apply steady pulling pressure to pull the wheel towards her. Use a hammer and punch and give the shaft a few stout whacks and it will likely pull right off. 
>>> 
>>> Don’t get too exuberant with your backswing or you will knock her teeth out, and that’s unlikely to end well....:)
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 20, 2020, at 17:03, Dennis Valdez via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello everyone, I hope you’re staying safe and these strange times.
>>>> 
>>>> I would like to send my stock steering wheel off to get re-wrapped in new leather.  
>>>> 
>>>> I have taken the pad off and the three screws that hold the trim on the backside off.  I have also removed the 22 mm center nut. 
>>>> 
>>>> The steering wheel will not slide off of the splines. Do I need to use a puller, or is there a step that I have missed ?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the help!
>>>> 
>>>> Dennis Valdez
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