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Lionel



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geobloke wrote:

Remember that splined shafts hate to be separated if pulled in any other way but directly in-line. The splines bind. So make sure you pull straight.


I take your point about pulling the wheel straight - this is why I am resorting to a puller.

I am only pulling the wheel off to deal with a problem in the switch housing between the wheel & the dash. Something has come adrift in there so that the wheel is fouling something when turning left.

It's not anything serious or urgent, but I do want to check it out - so I will be keeping the wheel.

That said, A nice Momo or Mota Lita would go down well. Very Happy

Thanks to you & all the contributors so far for your input.

Cheers,

Lionel
Post #968865 25th Oct 2022 11:29am
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geobloke



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I love my Mona-lita wheel. Such a nice feel and classic look. Still looks great after a decade. Just saddle soap the cover from time to time to refresh its supple feel.
Post #968866 25th Oct 2022 11:48am
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mark1200



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Before trying to remove your steering wheel you need to have 3 wheatabix for breakfast Laughing
Post #968876 25th Oct 2022 3:15pm
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Screbble



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geobloke wrote:
I made mine with 3 bolts and a piece of bar, and the threads were M6. If you are having trouble with the threads try running a tap down them. It could be that there is just some dirt/rust/plastic folding fouling them.

If you try banging and yanking of the wheel make sure you keep the nut fitted a few turns on to the column so if it suddenly goes you don't break your nose Wink


My father never kept the nut on when removing steering wheels from his Land Rovers and it never did him any harm.



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CarMan



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Rolling with laughter Rob

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Post #968892 25th Oct 2022 4:50pm
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Lionel



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PCM wrote:
These are perfect. Makes a tricky job 5 minutes.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125553802724?mk...media=COPY


Well, this job, though not urgent, was one of the most frustrating I have experienced. None of the usual ways of getting the steering wheel off made the slightest impression. No amount of pulling, banging etc.

Finally I bit the bullet & purchased the above puller, which did the trick very easily.

The wheel is a B type wheel, & is 36 spline. The puller works on the 2 threaded holes visible when you take off the padded centre piece. The threads are 1/4 inch UNF, BTW.

Even though these are a fairly late type of wheel, they are not M6, which one would expect.

My problem was caused by the clamp bolt for the switchgear coming loose - easily fixed AFTER you get the wheel off!!

Thanks to all the members who contributed to this thread.

Cheers,

Lionel
Post #970475 9th Nov 2022 11:21am
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Jeebs



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Sorry to resurrect a post.

I have a 48 spline wheel off and a 48 spline boss to go on, however, can I for the life of me get it to fit? Absolutely not!

Is it usually very tight getting a new boss on?
Post #983435 23rd Feb 2023 3:10pm
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Procta



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does the your original wheel feel tight to fit? you may have been given the wrong boss size or the indicator pins are out too far. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #983933 28th Feb 2023 2:56am
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LandRoverAnorak



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Is it an Optimill boss, by any chance? I ask because there's at least one case on here where somebody had one that was faulty and wouldn't fit. It was swapped for another, which was then fine.

The splines are tapered so all wheels and bosses should be an easy fit. Darren

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Post #983936 28th Feb 2023 8:12am
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thinman21



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Jeebs wrote:
Is it usually very tight getting a new boss on?


Shouldn't be tight - it has to be 'snug' (no play between splines and wheel) but should slide on ok.
Post #983937 28th Feb 2023 8:21am
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Jeebs



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Poor manufacturing tolerances then as I suspected. Returned to the seller 🙄
Post #983950 28th Feb 2023 10:30am
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Procta



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the cheap removeable bosses have been known to fail.
best to spend the extra conkers and buy a decent quality one Thumbs Up Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!
Post #984406 4th Mar 2023 7:45pm
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Jeebs



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It was just a cheapy definitely not optamil, a stopgap solution to a wheel that keeps growing mould.
Post #984483 5th Mar 2023 4:07pm
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