Re: (ET) Removing the steering wheel

[Christopher Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

Matthew callahan wrote:
> Note, I did try Harold Z's method of putting a monkey wrench on the 
> shaft, and propping it against the dashboard frame before heaving onto 
> the steering wheel in a clockwise fashion.  That thing did not budge.  
> Not even after I tried it again with a long wooden 2x4 stud for more 
> leverage, and cracked the plastic shell on the steering wheel in the 
> process.

*nod* I just drilled the heck out of it, which allowed the shaft to 
collapse around itself. Big drill, slow, craftsman bit (don't even think 
about Home Depot "Ryobi" bits; they are made of butter) and lots of 
motor oil.

That plus a wrecking bar did the trick.