Steering Wheel Help...

[Jimlad]

Ok....

Curious as to how you go about changing the steering wheel ??

I have a Momo steering wheel and Boss... just dunno how to do it.

thanks !

[Bibbs]

Start with daylight and your wheels pointing straight

1. Underneath the horn and the middle spoke is a screw .. undo it.

2. Now prise the horn part off .. removing the horn wire

3. There will be a nut in the center on a bolt - loosten it, but DO NOT REMOVE !!

4. Pull the wheel sharply towards you - if you have undone the bolt, not loostened it - you will now have a broken nose.

5. Put on the boss on straight and re-do up the nut as tight as you can.

6. Now screw in the 6 bolts through your wheel into the boss.

7. Connect the horn wire to your new horn and re-fit ..

Not go out and drive, test the horn and re-tighten the main nut.

[Jimlad]

drive about without tightening the nut first ??

[Scot]

drive about without tightening the nut first ??

err think he means that after uve tightend it as much as u can, u drive it. This will make the wheel settle a bit, and so when u retighten it... it should go a turn or so more

or u could get a torque wrench and tighten it up to factory specs....

[Dame]

Yes because there is a chance that you might not have put the wheel on straight.

[Scot]

hang on.... was that a joke?

[Bibbs]

5. Put on the boss on straight and re-do up the nut as tight as you can.

go out and drive, test the horn and re-tighten the main nut.

??

err think he means that after uve tightend it as much as u can, u drive it. This will make the wheel settle a bit, and so when u retighten it... it should go a turn or so more

[Jimlad]

Yes because there is a chance that you might not have put the wheel on straight.

is it possible not to put it on straight ??

[Bibbs]

you can put it on however you like mate ..so yeah - it's VERY easy to put it on not straight ..

[Dame]

Definately - I did it once with my Dad's old Volve (we fitted a completely new interior inc. Dash etc.) Steering wheel went on very wrong, it was funny watching him drive it. I thought about leaving it for a bit, but felt sorry for him in the end and put it right :)

[Roytoner]

drive about without tightening the nut first ??

*** Jimlad

you can tell you come from Scotland .. ( to tight to tighten the nut!! )

[dj_davo]

Ok....

Curious as to how you go about changing the steering wheel ??

get some tools, take the old one off,....put the new one on! :P

[Dame]

We need more of this, clear, and concise instructions. If you wrote a service manual, it would probably be no longer then five pages :)!

[Jimlad]

whne you remove the original steering wheel... ( bluddy hard to do ! )..

there is a little bit that sticks out where the horn wire connected to. Now the boss has no hole for this plastic bit.. so what do you do ??

any ideas ??

ta

[Jimlad]

here's some pics...

Horn bit that blocks the new boss..

Old wheel with the gap for the horn bit

Coms boss pics ( not hole ! )

back of new wheel

Any ideas ?? It's still sitting with the old wheel off... but I need to stick something back on so I can get to work.. thanks for any info !

Is it possible to get that little bit off that sticks out ??

[Jimlad]

doh... wrong boss type... back to hlafords to kick some booty !

[dj_davo]

We need more of this, clear, and concise instructions. If you wrote a service manual, it would probably be no longer then five pages :)!

:D

simplifiction is the key.

haynes manuals are massive and go into some right detail - but they never tell you how to remove that sheared bolt! :D

[Bibbs]

Now the boss has no hole for this plastic bit.

Yup back to Halfords to order the one I told you too .. MR2 SPECIFIC ..

[Jimlad]

yip.. I've ordered it

I'm a window licker.. lol

The steering wheel was really hard to get off as well. I sat yanking it for a good 10 times or so unti it finally came off !

[John R]

Mmmmmmmm, flamin hot monster munch. Good choice.

[Jimlad]

lol .... I thought someone would notice that :D

[Bibbs]

I sat yanking it for a good 10 times or so unti it finally came off !

*snigger* .. now you see why i said don't take the nut off .. when it finally budges most people hit themselves in the face ..

[Jimlad]

I woke up the next day with sore arms and couldn't suss out why .... it's because I was pulling on the wheel so hard for bluddy ages !

[CraigT]

Mmmmmmmm, flamin hot monster munch. Good choice.

Hehe beat me too it!