Steering Wheel Removal Questions
01-22-2016 | 03:40 AM
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Steering Wheel Removal Questions
Hey guys I drive a 1986 300zx N/a Maroon digital dash Automatic transmission.
I have never removed a steering wheel before and I am going to attempt to see if my headlight switch contacts need cleaning via sandpaper like I saw on youtube (My front right headlight is out but the high beam works which makes me think thats the case), but I have to remove the steering wheel.
The previous owner switched out the steering wheel and it's a little off by a few mm so when driving straight the wheel is very sligtly turned, just a small amount, which means he didnt mark the original position before removing the wheel, when putting the wheel back on.
I bought a torque wrench for 30 bucks with a half inch drive on it but I am wondering what pounds/ft torque do I need to secure the steering wheel back in place?
Also can someone please give me a step by step for this process as I am very very new at this.
Thanks!
I have never removed a steering wheel before and I am going to attempt to see if my headlight switch contacts need cleaning via sandpaper like I saw on youtube (My front right headlight is out but the high beam works which makes me think thats the case), but I have to remove the steering wheel.
The previous owner switched out the steering wheel and it's a little off by a few mm so when driving straight the wheel is very sligtly turned, just a small amount, which means he didnt mark the original position before removing the wheel, when putting the wheel back on.
I bought a torque wrench for 30 bucks with a half inch drive on it but I am wondering what pounds/ft torque do I need to secure the steering wheel back in place?
Also can someone please give me a step by step for this process as I am very very new at this.
Thanks!
03-09-2016 | 12:25 PM
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Hey - I have removed and replaced my steering wheel in my 87 a few times and never used a torque wrench to put it back on.
Maybe a professional mechanic may use one, but I think it can be perfectly and safely secured with a normal wrench
It is pretty easy to tell when it is tight.
Maybe a professional mechanic may use one, but I think it can be perfectly and safely secured with a normal wrench
It is pretty easy to tell when it is tight.
03-09-2016 | 01:14 PM
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Hey - I have removed and replaced my steering wheel in my 87 a few times and never used a torque wrench to put it back on.
Maybe a professional mechanic may use one, but I think it can be perfectly and safely secured with a normal wrench It is pretty easy to tell when it is tight.
Maybe a professional mechanic may use one, but I think it can be perfectly and safely secured with a normal wrench
It is pretty easy to tell when it is tight.I secured it with a normal wrench and it seems fine, when I get my headlight switch fixed I will definitely be using a torque wrench just for peace of mind... but you're right it seems secured safely.
03-24-2016 | 08:57 AM
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From: Wild Wild West, UTAH!
You have many options... so do some window shopping on ebay. You just need a hub, quick release, and steering wheel of your choice. Just make sure they all have the same bolt pattern.
04-20-2016 | 12:33 PM
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on this note, please be careful of some of these and read into which ones interest you (i.e. customer reviews). my brother put an ebay special in a turbo GTI and it literally broke while taking a turn at 60 on the express way.
no, he wasn't drifting, but some of them are very flimsy
no, he wasn't drifting, but some of them are very flimsy
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