(T) Help! Can't remove steering wheel!

I have got a nice shiny Momo steering wheel to put on my little Cinq but I can't remove the standard (Sporting) steering wheel. Can I have some help please.......

Ozz

well, what stage are you at???? confused: have you got the centre cap off yet ????

No. Can't get the centre cap off. Thinking of using the angle grinder if all fails, had enough of being f'ing deafened by the f'ing horn. I ain't wound up, honest...

y dont u take the negative bit off the battery an stop the horn from working??

then get a massive long screw driver or crowbar thingy an stick it under the center cap an bloody push on it till the cap comes off.

basically it is held on wieh 3 little tabs that need to b pushed back, or destroyed with brute force!

then when u get the center cap off there is a huge bolt in the middle, 19mm i think but dont quote me, that can b very very stiff to move!

get that of an pull the wheel, again quite hard to do, dont hit yourself in the face with it! trust me.

slide the boss over the thingy the nut came off, line up the steeringwheel, remembering to attach the horn again before screwing it back on.

bingo nice new steering wheel, p.s all this is in the haynes maunal!

HTH

Mase

the centre cap is soft plastic

y dont u jest get a knife and cut the tw/-\t off

No angle grinder then??? Damn

Will give it a go, how much force? Will it f'ck it up?

shouldnt need much, i managed to get both the one off the abarth an my imola with no problems, if u use a couple of screw drivers u can peel it off a bit, then slide 1 driver around it to peel the rest of it off, then... when u can get your fingers under it u can give it a good pull!

Thanks for the help, just hope I don't remove a finger now. "Right you muther trucking steering wheel, your mine big nutz!"

Mine was a 24mm

i think mine was prob 24mm as well then... as i said, dont quote me lol

When you have taken the centre cover off and located the 24mm nut, loosen said nut. DO NOT REMOVE the nut. Pull the old wheel towards you. It needs load of grunt. If you remove the nut you will get a face full of steering wheel when it finally lets go. Once the wheel is off the splines you can remove the nut.

Cheers

D

Good advice david

hehe yea i kno.... twice!!!

Just thought i'd show u up

Although I was doing mine on sunday. Lol

Hi,
Centre cap on mine comes off with ur fingers, just grab it and pull( and the centre cap......hehe!).
When you're taking the wheel off leave the nut on as rallycinq says, but when you pull the wheel towards you, try to move it from side to side as well, comes off easier that way.

Thanks
Paul T