I don't like the Grant wheels either.

Personally, I look the stock wheel.

That Shelby wheel is cool. Can you get one like it that not got the woodgrain?

I agree, you will need a steering wheel puller. Several years ago when the company my Dad works for had a small machine shop, we made our own that looked almost identicle to that one in the picture.

 

Well, I have the factory style "wood" wheel in my car. The 65-66, 67, and 68 factory "wood" wheels are all available, new in reproduction.

 

you can always make your own puller. I fabricated one in 10 mins. all you need is a straight angle, a nut, 3 bolts. a drill and a welder

lemme check if I still have a picture of that thing ...

 

I pulled mine off a while back to replace the turn signal harness.

The part that was hard was getting the bolt off the center of the wheel. I finally had to get a breaker bar and beat the crap out of it with a hammer to get it to break loose after hosing it down with WD-40 and letting it soak in for 30+ minutes.

You will need the wheel puller also...can be picked up fairly cheap at the local O'Reily's or similar place.

$60 / hour is about the going per hour labor rate around here for shops so the price is fair enough.

 

I purchased a 2 bolt steering wheel puller for the original Mustang wheel, now I need the 3 bolt puller to re-seat my grant wheel (slightly off).
Just wanted to mention it since I got the new catalog today. Harbor freight has a 2 & 3 bolt/yolk (46 pc Bolt puller set) puller that works on Steering wheels, harmonic balancers, gear pulleys and crankshaft pulleys for $9.99. Looks like it works with sae and metric. for harbor freight good price and not much that can go wrong with it. Item 37824-1RHH

 

Thanks guys...much appreciated for all your posts.

Even with the puller...I'm a little intimated.

But I'll give it a go.

Thanks again fellas!

 

Thanks for that link!

 

That's part of the fun, figuring things out and the satisfaction of having done the job yourself.

These old cars are pretty straight forward and easy to work on. I won't even open the hood on my '07 Explorer but I've been surprised at what I've been able to figure out on the '66 Coupe.

 

I just recently changed out the wheel on my 69 coupe and went with a grant wheel. I have no beef with the grant wheels as long as you don't pick the one with that hollow cap with teh mustang pony on it. My buddy put one of those on his 65 and it sucks! The center cap is help on by a cheap cardboard ring and his falls off any time he uses the horn. That wheel seems to be very popular with mustang owners but I would suggest going with one of the billet center cap wheels instead. THey are much better built and basically cost the same as the cheap one. Installation was a snap by the way. My only problem is I had to do mine twice because I had it slightly off centered the first time I did it. To avoid my mistake, make sure your car has wheels straight ahead when you park it to do the job. OH and +1 remove the battery cable before starting. I didn't and the random honks and sparks when the connection touched certainly got my attention till I went and disconnected teh cable.

 

Yes...I have the one with the hollow cap with the Mustang on it...and yes...it keeps falling off...lol.

This is the one I have now (the cap has fallen off since)...




This is the one I'm going to replace it with...




I know both steering wheels are cheapies...but I don't want to spend that much money...so I'll give this new one a try...if the horn cup doesn't hold up like the other one...then I'll get one of the higher-end steering wheels.