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buggy

02-28-2004 12:01:38




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Started fixing up the H today. New gear shift knob was no problem once I got past the super glue. Steering wheel is next. Got a replacement but several coats of paint and 50 plus years are hard to overcome. Outside of cheater bars and liquid wrench need a few ideas. Do I cut the nut and how about pulling off the old wheel? I figure someone out there has a trick or two.




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Dick

02-28-2004 18:21:37




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 Re: Baby Steps in reply to buggy, 02-28-2004 12:01:38  
I had to cut the hub off with a hacksaw. It was so tight that even cutting on one side didn't loosen it -- I had to cut it on both sides.



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Paul in Mich

02-29-2004 06:36:25




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 Re: Re: Baby Steps in reply to Dick, 02-28-2004 18:21:37  
Dick, I used a hacksaw on mine, but was able to wedge a chisel in the kerf to relieve the hub just enough so that I could knock it off. The other thing about chiseling is that you don't have to saw entirely thru the hub. If you saw straight enough you can leave about 1/32 material next to the shaft and the chisel will split that little bit. That way you dont cut into the shaft. I was prepared to cut another slit, if one was not enough.

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Nebraska Cowman

02-28-2004 15:50:05




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 Re: Baby Steps in reply to buggy, 02-28-2004 12:01:38  
I find a lot of the shafts mushroomed over where someone tryed to keep the nut from coming loose years ago.



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Paul in Mich

02-29-2004 06:26:58




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 Re: Re: Baby Steps in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 02-28-2004 15:50:05  
Cowman, I found that its better to split or burn the nut off (I split mine), and before or after the wheel is either pulled off or cut off, take a thread file and clean up the threads on the end. If the shaft is mushroomed, it is easy to rip the threads if you use a cheater bar or heat. Filing can be done even before the wheel is pulled off at that point. The nut can be easily replaced at a fraction of the cost of ruining the threads.

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Wayne M Kittler

02-28-2004 15:30:02




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 Re: Baby Steps in reply to buggy, 02-28-2004 12:01:38  
What if I just want to refinish mine ? Can it be painted or re-covered ?



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rustyfarmall

02-28-2004 16:19:00




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 Re: Re: Baby Steps in reply to Wayne M Kittler, 02-28-2004 15:30:02  
There is a company that will recover it for you if you send it to them, but I can't remember the name right now. Another option, if the wheel is not too bad, is to just fill the bad spots with some auto body filler, file and sand it into shape, and then repaint it black. It's a lot of work, but much cheaper than a new wheel, and in the end, it will most likely be a better wheel.



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Dan Kelley

02-28-2004 12:38:12




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 Re: Baby Steps in reply to buggy, 02-28-2004 12:01:38  
Thanks for posting this question. I've got a replacement wheel waiting for installation on my M, and was wondering about this myself.

By the way, I was planning on anti-seize lubricant when I did the install. Just a thought.



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rustyfarmall

02-28-2004 12:09:05




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 Re: Baby Steps in reply to buggy, 02-28-2004 12:01:38  
If you don't already own a torch outfit, now is a good time to invest in one. Heat that nut and take it off with a wrench. Likewise the steering wheel, you will probably need to heat the hub of the wheel, it has been on there long enough that a puller won't work. If you don't have a torch, you can always try the penetrating oil and patience trick, lots of patience.



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Rich

02-28-2004 12:38:38




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 Re: Re: Baby Steps in reply to rustyfarmall, 02-28-2004 12:09:05  
If a torch is not in the picture,take and hold a hammer on one side of hub,nut and beat on the other side,that should loosen things up



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Larry in NY

02-28-2004 13:19:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Baby Steps in reply to Rich, 02-28-2004 12:38:38  
Just got finished doing all of the above to get the 60 yr. old steering wheel off my '44 M. After several days of patiently applying penetrating oil, I had good luck taking off the nut with an impact wrench. Then more patience and lubricating oil and then I used a 2 arm puller, oxy/acet. torch and beat it on the backside. The wheel came off slowly, but steadily, and with little damage to the steering rod. Have an extinguisher around, get it red hot and good luck!

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