Steering Wheel remover

Hi everyone... does anyone knows how standard are the removing steering wheel tools? For example, can I just buy this: Removing tool ebay

I have a 75 gran torino and, for some reason, the turning lights are not working, I checked the fuse box and I think is just a "mechanical thing" So I want to remove the steering wheel....

THank you!

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-steering-wheel-puller/p-00941833000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

Sears has one as well.

Thank you all, but Im from Chile so the only choice is buy on internet with international shipping...

californiajohnny wrote: any of those should work fine! just screw in the 2 bolts and tighten the center threaded part of the puller if it don't just pop loose smack the end of the threaded part with a hammer... retighten smack again if needed  do the emergency flashers work? check the flasher units too

The emergency flashers work... that is the strange thing. I dont know if it is a fuse, but in the fuse box I interchanged the grey tubes and nothing change....its suppose that one is for emergency flashers and the other for the signal, but because nothing change, I think is a mechanical thing....

I have the same one from HF. Works great.

In the past, I removed the wheels off my cars with brute strength. Not recommended, but it is free:

Turn the steering wheel straight (center bar horizontal. Loosen the wheel nut until it is on by 4 threads, plant both feet on the floorpan by the firewall and start yanking back and forth (left, right, left, right, left, right) on the steering wheel until the wheel pops off. By leaving the nut on 4 threads, you avoid a broken nose when the wheel breaks loose. I know this from experience. Again, not the best alternative, but it is free and fast.

Also have a kit from Harbor Freight works just fine and get plenty of use. Just make sure you pull evenly and use the correct size and fine thread bolts. Fords use fine thread GM used course.

aquartlow wrote: I have used this one from HF, works good and will give you options like pulling harmonic balancer or in my case an outboard flywheel.

Ok, I could get off the steering wheel.


The brake lights works fine, when I press the brake with the hazzard lights working, the lights keeps on...

Now I dont know what to do...

ok when you jumped it manually...one of those wires was the same to make the other side flash! that one is the common wire from the flasher when you step on the brakes power goes through the brake light switch into the turn mechanism to both sides, when you move it to the left side it will break contact with the left and flow up through the flasher to that side leaving the brake to work on the right side, and opposite for moving the lever to the right breaks contact and starts the flasher for the right leaving the left brake to work, make sense?

californiajohnny wrote: ok when you jumped it manually...one of those wires was the same to make the other side flash! that one is the common wire from the flasher when you step on the brakes power goes through the brake light switch into the turn mechanism to both sides, when you move it to the left side it will break contact with the left and flow up through the flasher to that side leaving the brake to work on the right side, and opposite for moving the lever to the right breaks contact and starts the flasher for the right leaving the left brake to work, make sense?

Yes, that is what I thought... unfortunately I cant do that work with the stick. I tried to remove this entire part but the cables are too short and I cant get it out. The strange thing is that it was working and suddenly stop working. I put this liquid that clean the circuits and also did some pressed this part while moving the stick and nothing...

If I made it work manually, there is no chance that a fuse or other part is malfunctioning? I mean, now I have to suppose that is 100% mechanical thing and try to solve it there?

Nothing happend with the stick, only work jumping with cable. So I think is like you said... the moving part, that should connect, the copper parts, is not doing the job...

Yes, the hazzard flasher is turn off... The problem should be under the plastic part. The problem is that it does not have a screw, it has a "rive" ( I dont know if it is the correct word)

rivet
yes i saw that... looks cheap to me the lever unscrews from the side and the switch is one whole unit with the wires and connector

you do need to remove the lower plastic coller on the column but the rest as far as removing the switch i don't know yet...
someone else on here should know how to get it out

aquartlow wrote: I have used this one from HF, works good and will give you options like pulling harmonic balancer or in my case an outboard flywheel.