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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 53 | Hi Guy's,
What would be the best way to remove the steering wheel on my 52' 3600. I need to re-align it as it is at 1/4 turn to the left when I am going in a straight line. Any help would be grateful.
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Tim (UK) | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | Get a steering wheel/ pulley puller. You can borrow them for free from Autozone, or just buy one, they are inexpensive and it will come in handy for other things. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | Oops, I didn't notice you were in the UK.... so you probably don't have Autozone stores there. Do you even have access to standard (US, not metric) nuts and bolts? Because you will need standard bolts to use the puller. Also, I forgot to mention that you must pop the horn button off first- just use a flat screw driver and be gentle. Are there many 'bolts across the pond? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 | Hi Tim, This has been discussed several times. Doing a search will get you a lot of good reading on the subject. If you can't find what you're looking for one of us will probably post a link to one of the threads. It isn't as difficult as it seems. 
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 581 | Tim,
Rob has it. The steering wheel puller is a simple piece of metal bar stock with one center hole and two slots flanking it. When you pull the horn button off (not sure exactly on the A-D series how this is done) it should reveal two threaded holes on either side of the central nut holding the wheel on. After removing this nut, two long bolts are threaded thru either slot in the puller, and fastened into the wheel. Then, a larger bolt is threaded thru the center puller hole, and tightened against the top of the center bolt in the wheel, and slowly pulls the wheel straight off.
I'm sure I've over-complicated this, but it's really not difficult. I agree - a wheel off center can be very annoying!
-Michael | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 53 | Thanks for everyones help on this. As for answering your question oldcarandtrucknut. YES there are many bolts over here in the uk. And a high percentage of them are left original and unrestored and also used as daily drivers. Koooool!!!!!!!!!!
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Tim | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | The first thing you want to do before pulling the wheel is check the toe-in. If it is off it can change the position of the wheel. Often you can pull the steering wheel on ones of these without using a puller. Loosen the nut up but leave it on a few threads. Brace your feet on the floor & grasp the wheel with both hands pulling on it one side at a time. It may pop loose. This usually works with these old vehicles because the shaft is part of the steering gear. Dont do this with newer vehicles, they have a bearing on the bottom of the shaft & many are colapsable columns for safty that can be damaged.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 77 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 77 | The method 'WE b OLD' used is the method I have used on both the 51 and the 46. You have to be careful with the threads as he mentioned. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 53 | Thanks everyone for your help. regards
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