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Take a regular two, armed puller.

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Remove its arms and put the crossbar inside the hub.

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Works every time.
Make it tight, then put tension on it, and then tap it with a hammer on the back. *pop*
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Grega , go with mats advice on crimping. I have also struggled getting steering wheels of and even seen my steering pullers bend BUT the only thing that gets its off (for me) was serious tapping(turned into hiiting) with a hammer to induce serious shock waves while its under tension of the puller. It will come off. Dont be afraid to hit hard. No other way.
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If you use anti seize paste on the splines on reassembly, you will never have these dramas again.
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Mats,

I did try a puller but i had a slighty different set up. Your steering wheel hub look different. is it from a momo?

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Grega, the puller i made uses threaded bar (two of ) that fits into standard steering wheel. Also spray some anti seize or whatever you get there and leave it overnight.
Show us pics of your puller.(steering puller :D )
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grega wrote:Mats,

I did try a puller but i had a slighty different set up. Your steering wheel hub look different. is it from a momo?

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It's a Nardi adapter for a 155... 8)
Took what I had handy, otherwise I had to unbolt a steering wheel. It's the principle I wanted to show. I have used it many times on 75/GTV steering wheels and Momo/etc adapters.
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Hey guys,

Thanks for all the help on this matter. I wish i could say that i finally got my steering wheel off, but no luck yet.

Here'a a picutre of the puller i used. This should of worked. it builds up good pressure. but instead of pulling the steering wheel off it bends it where the metal tabs rest.

I also tried a air hammer. using it on the center of the shaft; with no luck.

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Get A 3 arm hub puller. take the horn cover off and put some padding around the steering wheel sections (all 3) and clamp onto the steering wheel and turn the shaft with a socket wrench, it will come off. Make sure the puller is long enough to reach the bolt so the 3 arms of the puller can be fitted.
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