62 C20 steering wheel options on a stock column?

[jonzcustomshop]

put your knees behind the wheel and put as much pressure as you can against it, leave the nut on, for 2 reasons... so not to smack your face with the wheel, and so you don't smash the threads on the column..... smash the nut with a B.F.H. and the wheel might pop forward.... I have not used this method, since I have always had the puler, but I have heard it sometimes works....

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

put your knees behind the wheel and put as much pressure as you can against it, leave the nut on, for 2 reasons... so not to smack your face with the wheel, and so you don't smash the threads on the column..... smash the nut with a B.F.H. and the wheel might pop forward.... I have not used this method, since I have always had the puler, but I have heard it sometimes works....

I have never used a puller, but my method is slightly different. I loosen the nut and leave it on slightly so the wheel doesnt punch you in the face like jon says, but I alternate pulling side to side and top to bottom in a rocking/snatching motion, only pulling on one side of the wheel at a time. the splines are tapered and pulling straight out will only apply the most amount of friction, but pulling side to side top to bottom allows it to loosen on the spline. I have pulled a bunch of steering wheels (did this just last week to change my wheel to a 64 impala wheel) and never had one refuse to come off this way.

again, leave the nut just loosely on, because you will punch yourself in the face if you take the nut off. I have seen it happen!

that said, you can rent a puller for free at the auto parts store I am told.