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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678  
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A tad over the top I would suggest Ken   |
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3rd Jan 2013 2:26pm |
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| Thud Member Since: 21 Jul 2012 Location: London Posts: 667 
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Get it up to about 65 mph. The vibrations will help while you pull.
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3rd Jan 2013 2:40pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312  
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Thud
you beat me to it....I was going to suggest (for those brave enough).....take it up to about 7 or 8 mph in FIRST gear and I hope the steering wheel falls off before anything else due to severe vibration !!! (don't ask  ).....
anyway good luck - Hope you're sorted soon. |
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3rd Jan 2013 2:52pm |
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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758
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You done it yet?! The suspense is killing me!!
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3rd Jan 2013 3:32pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Use a little storm lighter to gently warm the wheel just around the splines - I've done this successfully before... but not on a Defender
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3rd Jan 2013 3:43pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772 
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Or pour boiling water on the nut the pull at 3 and 9 positions
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3rd Jan 2013 3:49pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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In my case, the nut wasn't the problem, it was the contact between the wheel and column.
I have warmed my nuts up before twisting them in the past though... Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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3rd Jan 2013 4:02pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772
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 I meant where the column and wheel join, I think my mind is going soft from spending so much time with the kids over Christmas  |
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3rd Jan 2013 4:20pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312
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surely all this yanking, twisting and warming your nuts up somethings surely fallen off by now
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3rd Jan 2013 9:50pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478 
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on the wheel with the land rover badge in the middle there is holes in them which will take a m6 or m8 bolt cant remember which but if you stick them in you can do them up to put pressure on the wheel causing it to pop off
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3rd Jan 2013 10:11pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17527 
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Once you finally get the wheel off, subsequent removal is much easier if you put a smear of copper grease on the splines before refitting the wheel.
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3rd Jan 2013 11:14pm |
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| landyman37 Member Since: 22 Jan 2012 Location: west midlands Posts: 153 |
Have you tried tieing the steering wheel to a wall and driving off (make sure you duck).
Phil |
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4th Jan 2013 8:07pm |
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| df1 Member Since: 06 Aug 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 221 |
I made a steering wheel puller a while ago for tractors big cutting the big end off a Conrad, slip this on behind the steering and use a standard 3 leg pullers.
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6th Jan 2013 2:11pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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This is what I used:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Landrover-specia...1c2ef09e35 But, if you then fit a different wheel, it doesn't work! Merlin |
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6th Jan 2013 3:16pm |
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