One of the best explanations of what I'm trying to do when I lever that spring back. Thanks! As a follow up, your method worked brilliantly (I bent an old tent stake I had lying around). I did find that I had some foam in the hole that prevented getting the necessary leverage, so I used a quarter inch drill bit (Milwaukee hex shaped) and a 1/4" ratcheting box end wrench to clear the foam. Then it worked as planned. Thanks again.
I saw videos of people doing it and just assumed it was a bent flat head screwdriver. Wouldn't release the springs and because you're working blind you don't know this. The tip on even a smaller one is too big. I had an old cheap one with a broken handle, heated and bent it then ground the tip down.
Tried it. Dinna work. Drill a 5/8" hole, 51mm from the back of the wheel, behind the silver strut, straight through the rubber and the aluminum. Access the spring that way.
I can't speak for the original poster as to why he had to do that. However, you do have to remove the airbag in order to remove the steering wheel. The steering wheel has to be removed when you are replacing things like the clock spring or the turn signal switch.
All things terrible and horrendous must pass thru that airbag: changing heater core, properly fixing heater door/etc doors, removing dash without cutting a six inch piece out of the lower dash area under steering wheel column, properly cleaning out the mind baffling bad design for the fresh air intake pathway where many of the ecm-type computers live and where mice will move in..... All very fun projects which will test your patience and build your resolve
One of the best explanations of what I'm trying to do when I lever that spring back. Thanks!
As a follow up, your method worked brilliantly (I bent an old tent stake I had lying around). I did find that I had some foam in the hole that prevented getting the necessary leverage, so I used a quarter inch drill bit (Milwaukee hex shaped) and a 1/4" ratcheting box end wrench to clear the foam. Then it worked as planned. Thanks again.
I saw videos of people doing it and just assumed it was a bent flat head screwdriver. Wouldn't release the springs and because you're working blind you don't know this. The tip on even a smaller one is too big. I had an old cheap one with a broken handle, heated and bent it then ground the tip down.
Tried it. Dinna work. Drill a 5/8" hole, 51mm from the back of the wheel, behind the silver strut, straight through the rubber and the aluminum. Access the spring that way.
Why did u take the airbag out, what was the problem to make you do that.
I can't speak for the original poster as to why he had to do that. However, you do have to remove the airbag in order to remove the steering wheel. The steering wheel has to be removed when you are replacing things like the clock spring or the turn signal switch.
All things terrible and horrendous must pass thru that airbag: changing heater core, properly fixing heater door/etc doors, removing dash without cutting a six inch piece out of the lower dash area under steering wheel column, properly cleaning out the mind baffling bad design for the fresh air intake pathway where many of the ecm-type computers live and where mice will move in..... All very fun projects which will test your patience and build your resolve
Bravo and THANK YOU!!
Perfect made same tool thank you
Thanks man
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