defender steering wheel

[jasonforsythe]

hi guys got the nut off the wheel but how do i get the wheel of the shaft? it says i need a special tool any ideas ,thanks in advance j

[jasonslaphead]

this is a pic of the special tool


 you can make a simpler one by doing away with the big bolt in the middle and just having the bit of flat bar with two longer bolts either side with a nut on each above the flat bar.  the end of the bolts goes into the two threaded holes on your steering wheel and then tighten the two nuts down a bit at a time on each and the wheel will pop off

[Saffy]

worth trying to use even and repeated palm thumps on back of wheel towards you while sitting in seat - but keep the nut in place (loose) just in case it work and breaks your nose.

[jasonforsythe]

nice one ta guys :P

[baz2236]

Hi a quick question on steering wheels would a td5 steering wheel fit an early 2.5 90

thanks

[Saffy]

Hi a quick question on steering wheels would a td5 steering wheel fit an early 2.5 90

thanks

pretty sure the splines changed from the 300tdi defender models onwards. Previous models are interchangeable

[Disco-Ron]

I have never yet failked to get a wheel of any car by putting my knees tight up on the underneath, and then, with the nut still on the shaft enough to not leave the threaded part of the sdhaft showing, give it a decent whack with a hammer..... squarely of course, cos you don;t wanna damage the thread or not etc............. don;t do it with no nut, if it comes off, you could well be wearing the wheel!!

[Saffy]

I used cheap 3 leg pulley other day (haliford laser range) to get a mountney wheel off

[MudRat]

rubber mallet, never fails and never damages the wheel!

[william127]

for a defender i loosen the nut but leave it on the shaft, grip the  wheel near the boss, tighten my arms and stand up straight, wheel slides straight up as you stand.

[Lumbering Jack]

Last one i did I used a piece of flat bar and two G clamps - took the tension up and a tap on the piece of bar and it popped off.  No amount of pulling by hand was gonna shift it as the whole column was moving.

[V8MoneyPit]

I have a cheap motorcycle sprocket puller that I put the relevant bolts through. Looks much like the rather more expensive LR 'special tool'.