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16-02-2006, 09:06 PM
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Ford V8 Freak
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: South East Melbourne
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I'm thing of changing my steering wheel
from standard to TickFord, Is there a certain procedure in removing the wheel & disconnecting / re-connecting the Airbag? Cheers, Tim.
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16-02-2006, 10:03 PM
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Polnamos Karnew
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Forwards, backwards, move it all around
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Yep. Disconnect the battery and wait for 5 minutes. Then undo the torx plus screws at the side of the steering wheel, pull the air bag up and disconnect all wiring under the airbag. Then you need a big torx bit to undo the steering wheel. Pull the wheel off be pulling back and rocking the wheel - careful it doesn't hit you in the face. You then need to undo the screws holding the backing and buttons on. Fitting the new wheel is the reverse of removal. I got this method from JCXR8 a while ago from the old forums and it works for AUs and BAs.
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16-02-2006, 10:06 PM
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buickman
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: eastern suburbs Melb Vic
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It a pretty easy job. But make sure your wheels a straight. Just disconnect the battery and make sure you have the special airbag to remove the airbag (2 bolts at the side) removal tool unscrew the steering controls & will need a large allen key for the center hub. Give the wheel a decent pull from side to side & it should come of. Then reversal & reattach battery. No more than about 20 minutes
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16-02-2006, 10:57 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
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no need to disconnect the battery just pull the fuse
and u will need a steering wheel puller |
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16-02-2006, 11:25 PM
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Polnamos Karnew
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Forwards, backwards, move it all around
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Disconnecting the battery is the safe way. I know someone who has done it and forgot to disconnect the battery, and there were no dramas at all. You do not NEED a steering wheel puller. You just need some strength, though a puller would make the job easier.
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17-02-2006, 12:09 AM
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17-02-2006, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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I NEEDED a steering wheel puller ... because 3 guys couldn't get the steering wheel off ... not even with the help of a rubber mallet either ... just over an hour of swearing and bashing till I could get my hands on a steering wheel puller ... then it took about 15 minutes to get the standard steering wheel off.
So it's not a case on not NEEDING .... it may just be the case they you MIGHT need one ... it's handy to have one close by ... just in case. Plus my mate who did the swap for me ... didn't disconnect the battery either .... or the fuse ... as long as you keep the keys out of the ignition and are careful disconnecting the connectors of the airbag ... helps when your mate did his apprencetice mechanics through Ford ... he's done plenty of them.
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17-02-2006, 08:23 AM
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buickman
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: eastern suburbs Melb Vic
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Mine came off within a few seconds of hard pulling from side to side.( maybe because of weight training since 1978) seriously they all must be different to get off.
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17-02-2006, 09:02 AM
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More swearing ... LMAO
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17-02-2006, 04:47 PM
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Its gone V
Join Date: Sep 2005
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all i did was got a (suicidal) screwdriver banged the pin inside the head of the torx bolt then used an ordanary bigger screw driver. then a allen key to get the wheel bolt off, if its stuck get one guy to pull on it, and the other to hit the bolt with a hammer, came out for me like that. alos WD40 works wonders (i love that stuff)
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17-02-2006, 07:08 PM
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Ford V8 Freak
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: South East Melbourne
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Thanks guys!
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AU Steering wheel swap, Air-Bag concerns
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