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Old 01-10-2009, 02:10 PM
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on my car, 87 stang. let me see if this is correct, remove the center bolt, use puller and steering wheel should come off, correct? What the hell am I missing?
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Old 01-10-2009, 02:25 PM
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Disconnect the horn if you've got it. That's all I can think of, are you having troubles? The puller takes more turns than I thought it would, just keep goin til it pops off.
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Old 01-10-2009, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Catchpole
Disconnect the horn if you've got it. That's all I can think of, are you having troubles? The puller takes more turns than I thought it would, just keep goin til it pops off.
I used an impact gun and even bent the bolts, the main bolts would not even turn any more.
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Old 01-10-2009, 04:53 PM
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thats ridiculous ive been able to take some wheels off by just pulling and wiggling on them no puller needed :S
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Old 01-10-2009, 07:18 PM
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spray some pb on it and put some tension on it with the puller and smack the puller head with a brass hammer
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Old 01-11-2009, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mjr46
spray some pb on it and put some tension on it with the puller and smack the puller head with a brass hammer
I did manage to get it off.
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