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By ChrisS. - 11 Years Ago
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Hello,I've another question regarding removing the steering wheel on my '55 Fairlane. The threaded holes for the steering wheel puller in the wheel are stripped, the threads are of no use. I would like to put helicoil inserts in them so I can use a puller, can anyone inform me of the correct size of these threaded holes? |
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By lyonroad - 11 Years Ago
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Mine are 5/16 - 24 (NF).
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By Y-oh-Y - 11 Years Ago
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I have found that a stripped sae threaded hole will often take a metric tap without having to redrill to the next larger sae size or use a helicoil.
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By ChrisS. - 11 Years Ago
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Thanks fellas, now to have a look through my taps to see what to do next… Chris.
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By slick56 - 11 Years Ago
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8.0 x 1.25 is the next size up.
5/16" is about 7.94mm, so you may not have enough metal to cut.Worth a try though, if you have a tap handy.
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By Lou - 11 Years Ago
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Old junkyard trick. Take the nut and put ot back on the shaft about 3 turns, make sure it really loose, sit in seat, put your knees up under the steering wheel, lift up with them as hard as you can. Hit steering wheel nut as hard as you can with a ballpeen hammer , rebound will pop wheel. I've pulled a lot of them this way.
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By snowcone - 11 Years Ago
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I wondered if anyone was going to tell him how to do this.
I have never found a steering wheel I couldn't get off this way.
Never used a puller yet
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By ChrisS. - 11 Years Ago
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Thanks everyone for your advice.I tried the pulling and hitting method first but the wheel wouldn't budge. I have since retapped the threaded holes in the wheel, made a Ford style puller and now have the wheel removed ready for restoration. I've had my Vicky 4 1/2 years and I've always hated the cracked, brush painted steering wheel!
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By 2721955meteor - 11 Years Ago
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get yourself in a comfortable position with leg calves behind steering wheel,loosen the str shaft nut so it is just above th last couple of threds,then with full presure with the leg calves,take aheavey hamer and nail the nut. mame some practice runs, as usually 1 good smak and the wheel is loose. be sur to leave the nut on as described or you wil wear yh wheel
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By dbird - 11 Years Ago
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Even worse than stripped threads, a previous owner broke a bolt off in one hole and cross threaded the other on my 55. The 55 is nice as you have metal hub to work against. A three prong gear puller will fit without major damage if you put a solid piece of metal over the top of the column on the nut rather than the end of the threads. I tried tapping with a hammer and so on, but an impact wrench really makes short work of it. Used this method three times now.
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