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armatec
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steering wheel
« on: Jan 10th, 2007, 9:56pm » |
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hi all.
just a quick one for you,
i need to take off the column controls (ie indicator stalk, wiper and radio stalk) to do this i obviously need to take the steering wheel off, how do i take the wheel off ... how do you cope with the airbag?
hope you can help
thanks kev
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Dave
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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: Jan 10th, 2007, 10:01pm » |
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Before doing anything with the airbag disconnect the battery for at least 15 minutes 
More here:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/airbags.htm
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armatec
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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: Jan 10th, 2007, 10:17pm » |
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thanks dave.. however, one thing is puzzeling me... if all i want to do is remove the wheel so i can remove the stalks (bearing in mind im scrapping the car) why do i have to raise the car, remove the sheild and remove the clamp plate, cant i just take the steering wheel off?
thanks kev
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Dave
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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #4 on: Jan 10th, 2007, 10:25pm » |
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I think that is something to do with centering the steering wheel. If you are scrapping the car then don't worry about that.
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Tony_Bradley
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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #5 on: Jan 10th, 2007, 11:19pm » |
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Hi
I've changed the stalks without taking the Steering wheel off . You need a longish (8") phillips driver and a short stubby one.
Remove the steering column shrouds top and bottom. This exposes the stalks.
They are held in place by two screws each
Turn the wheel to allow the long screwdriver to engage the screws and undo them
Then unclip the elctrical connector, tricky, it's got a locking clip but you can see how to undo it.
The left hand stalk is trickier than the right hand one because it wraps around the cloumn a bit but once the screws are undone a bit of judicious turning, rotating anf jiggling will free it.
Best of luck and you won't need to remove the steering wheel
Best Regards
Tony
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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #6 on: Jan 11th, 2007, 9:42pm » |
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many thanks dave and tony... would like to keep the steering wheel though for a spare if nothing else, any idea what size spanner i need to take the wheel off?
again many thanks
kev
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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #7 on: Jan 11th, 2007, 10:50pm » |
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Fraid not, would guess you will need a socket to get at it though, spanner may not allow access.
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