On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 20:26:01 -0500, Dave Swingle wrote: > > The other question is.....If you remove the center steering wheel pad > > there is a large nut holding the wheel onto the column. Can this be > > loosened up and reposition the steering wheel this way?? I don't > > think, so but it's worth asking. > > This is a very difficult procedure. There are puller holes in the steering > wheel but they are so small that they are guaranteed to strip out before you > get the wheel off the car. They are also an impossible-to-find metric > size/length. The wheel is loc-tited to the column, so its very hard to > remove without hammering on the column or heating it, which causes other > problems. I'd try to get the lower end apart. > >dave Just a note: That impossible-to-find metric bolt for the steering wheel removal isn't metric. Its an SAE 1/4- 28 NF thread. I had to use 4 inch long bolts when I removed my wheel . But that was when I replaced it with a better one. Not for recentering it . That is better done at the lower shaft joints it's probably only off by one spline tooth anyway. Dennis ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com