Ritchie

after removing the nut on the hub, i'm having trouble removing the hub itself. i tried shaking the steering wheel to maybe loosen up, but it wouldn't budge. i tried tapping the hub all around with a hammer, but still nothing. i was wondering if anyone dealt with this and what technique they use to remove it? thanks.

thesmogman

Mine came off easy. Grab the wheel at 9o'clock and 3 and pull with one hand and push with the other and alternate pull, push,etc...and go around the wheel.

jdmcars.com

Also, when you are "shaking it" are you pushing in on opposite corners. Like 3 & 9, then 12 & 6 o'clock -kinda working your way around?

Another thing, you may want to try to sharply turn left and right, might loosen something up that way.

I've removed many, and normally that do come up easy -but just recently, I ran into one that wouldn't come off so easily....(TL) and I was thinking I may have forgot something.....just took a little more playing with it then it popped off.

Ritchie

would it matter if the car is on jackstand or not?

Ritchie

is it okay to spray some WD-40 where the hub is connected to the steering rod?

SIC-CIVIC

Sterring wheel puller, car being on jack stands should not matter

super_nguyen

x2 steering wheel puller is the easiest, slides off like butter, you can rent them for free from most places and it takes like 30 seconds.

Ritchie

where would i rent this steering wheel puller? kragen?

jdmtegb20

yeah, i little pf blaster or wd40, a steering wheel puller and it should come off easy. i didnt have to do tha with mine. it just came off...

Ritchie

Before purchasing one, does steering wheel puller work for aftermarket wheel and hub?

Ritchie

bump

Ritchie

i'm still having trouble removing my momo steering hub. seems like it is really stuck. i tried spraying some wd40, but it wouldn't budge. anyone know if a steering wheel puller work for aftermarket steering wheel/hub. worse case scenario, can i cut the damn thing off?

SiYouLater

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AutoZone, theres one in Milbrae.

SiYouLater

Also post some pics up so we can get a good idea of where you are stuck at.

Ritchie

i already took of the 19mm bolt and this is what i am left with.

BDogggUT34

i had that problem also when i first got my car. I had to take off the steering column and hammer it out from the backside. I would look for the puller first, and do this last because you have to remove the whole column.

Ritchie

the steering column as in the the wipers and such behind the hub?

GarageAlchemist

lol, dood go rent a puller, you'd be done if you just rented it in the first place..

Ritchie

will the puller work for aftermarket steering wheel/hub?

Libertariat

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Steering wheel pullers are made generic to fit most any average steering wheel, I rented one from autozone for my s2000 steering wheel swap into my Ej.

It will work. Go rent one.

Ritchie

alright thanks. that's all i need to hear . hopefully it will work.

Ritchie

steering wheel puller works wonders! anyone know if i need to put some kind of grease or anti-seize before installing my new hub?

Luserkid

If you dont want to have this problem again put a little grease on it. WD40 works too.

Ritchie

any kind of grease will work? like the one where i need to lube up the shift linkage?