Best way to remove a steering wheel?

[Tincup]

Thanks to this awesome forum, I diagnosed the lack of my horn not working to the clock spring, I decided to remove the steering wheel and noticed someone had already attempted to remove it some time in the past, bolt holes already stripped out. Does anyone have any recommendations? Can I use something like this instead?

 

[John Cooper]

Grip it and rip it...

Just kidding.

I don't know if that puller would work.

 

[D's Jeep Wrld]

What i did for my jeep is that I just put my hands in the 9&3 o'clock position and put force on either side and keep on rocking until it came off,Used my deadblow hammer cause after 2 minutes of going ham I got tired and finished the Job with the deadblow A couple whacks is all it took....

 

[C.J. Roberts]

Once you disconnect the negative terminal from the battery, there are a couple screws on the back of the wheel to remove the airbag. With that out of the way, remove the nut in the center, (as opposed to the nut holding the wheel), and usually beating on the back of the wheel will remove it. I've pulled a couple this way, no puller required.

 

[Tincup]

Thanks everyone! Will give it a go tomorrow morning.

 

[MikekiM]

Can you push the bolts for the puller through the holes in the steering wheel and a couple of nuts on them? Enlarge the holes a little if needed.

 

[macleanflood]

Or tap them or drill and tap them to a larger size.

I could also see me doing something with a rachet strap to the roll bar.

-Mac

 

[Zorba]

How about a tree, recovery strap, and the accelerator pedal - from the passenger seat?

 

[Apparition]

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Grip it and rip it...

Just kidding.

I don't know if that puller would work.

Very fitting to see Tincup laugh at this.