How to remove steering wheel?
06-25-2007, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 99firehawk
t20 screw driver in the hole on the bottom push up
air bag comes out
temove the center nut
remove the steering wheel
install revrese
air bag comes out
temove the center nut
remove the steering wheel
install revrese
Note that you should be ready to catch the airbag when you're pushing on the release bar through the hole with the 20 torx driver. Every now and then it'll spring off the steering wheel and be caught by the electrical connections... which is probably not what the electrical connections were intended for.
The screw, and it really is a BIG screw, is 12 point 55 torx BUT a six point 55 torx works excellently and six point is a heck of a lot more easily available. I broke it loose with the 55 torx socket on a 1/2" drive breaker bar.
Torque setting on the reinstall is 37 lbs. feet. But, until you have the steering wheel perfectly aligned, which you'll verify with a short test drive WITH the airbad reinstalled, you might want to just snug it down and not torque it down until the final re-assembly.
Good luck.
Last edited by JohnnyBahamas; 06-26-2007 at 03:19 PM.
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Nice steering wheel atomic!
If you don't mind, may i use your pic as reference as i am going to do custom work on my steering wheel to something like yours.
If you don't mind, may i use your pic as reference as i am going to do custom work on my steering wheel to something like yours.
06-25-2007, 04:01 PM
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Just curious, what did you guys upgrade to? I already know that Mr. Mussl Kar upgraded to the GT3 RS version. I went with the Techart leather/carbon fiber version.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBahamas
Bingo. It is really that easy. No special puller or tool needed. Though the hard part is aligning the new wheel to "DEAD CENTER" with the wheels straight. You do this by repeated test drives WITH the airbag reattached (with the air bag reattached you will not get an AIRBAG MIL on the dash). If, on the other hand, you turn on the ignition even once with the airbag off you will get a AIRBAG MIL that only the dealer can reset... and they charge for that.
Note that you should be ready to catch the airbag when you're pushing on the release bar through the hole with the 20 torx driver. Every now and then it'll spring off the steering wheel and be caught by the electrical connections... which is probably not what the electrical connections were intended for.
The screw, and it really is a BIG screw, is 12 point 55 torx BUT a six point 55 torx works excellently and six point is a heck of a lot more easily available. I broke it loose with the 55 torx socket on a 1/2" drive breaker bar.
Torque setting on the reinstall is 37 lbs. feet. But, until you have the steering wheel perfectly aligned, which you'll verify with a short test drive WITH the airbad reinstalled, you might want to just snug it down and not torque it down until the final re-assembly.
Finally, if anyone is interested in upgrading to a black, thicker leather Carrera S steering wheel with the airbag at a discount, then PM me.
Good luck.
Note that you should be ready to catch the airbag when you're pushing on the release bar through the hole with the 20 torx driver. Every now and then it'll spring off the steering wheel and be caught by the electrical connections... which is probably not what the electrical connections were intended for.
The screw, and it really is a BIG screw, is 12 point 55 torx BUT a six point 55 torx works excellently and six point is a heck of a lot more easily available. I broke it loose with the 55 torx socket on a 1/2" drive breaker bar.
Torque setting on the reinstall is 37 lbs. feet. But, until you have the steering wheel perfectly aligned, which you'll verify with a short test drive WITH the airbad reinstalled, you might want to just snug it down and not torque it down until the final re-assembly.
Finally, if anyone is interested in upgrading to a black, thicker leather Carrera S steering wheel with the airbag at a discount, then PM me.
Good luck.
I hope i will do a good job on this. Wish me luck!
Thank you sir for your guidance!
