steerin wheel

How does the darn thing come off. I took the nut off and it wont move. No where to put a puller 55m38a1

 

It's not easy, a standard steering wheel puller won't work. I used a bearing separator to get mine off. It worked but I did mess up the threads on the steering column so be careful.

 

if you protect the nut and threads good iv simply pulled on the wheel real hard with my left hand while hammering down the column with my right. Two people would work better. Seems to do the trick but again the column threads are very fragile

 

I whacked mine with a hammer real good on the under side and she popped right off.

 

On the other hand you may have to do what I did. May be different for a M38A1 but, you never know, Mr. Muscle Toledo may have been workin the line in building M38's too. See my thread here:

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86481

Have fun

 

I wish I had gone that route since my wheel was damaged to begin with and, like I said earlier, I ended up damaging the threads on the column. I think I can repair the threads, though.

 

scissor jack
block of wood
big washers to stack on top of loose nut.
strap.

 

I removed my wheel by using Moses Ludel's method. loosen of the nut but leave it on the end of the threads, but a soft metal washer on the spike of your air chisel, will pulling up on the wheel drive the shaft down with the chisel. Popped mine off in about 2 minutes. Make sure the washer protects the shaft from the hardened chisel.

 

umm
thank you (snicker)

it works like a dream and cant hurt the wheel or the threads.

it's bubba-riffic!

 

The ingenuity of people on this site is staggering, that's why I love it!

 

some are genius's
some just stagger....R)

 

Uncle Bill, How did you manage to balance the washers on your head?

 

dont be silly
i put them on the pointy part of course.

 

I used the same method as 1959willys. Got the puller snugged up tight and whacked the bolt head with a hammer, popped right off.