What's up with this 1962 steering wheel?

[Jeepers Creepers]

I need to pull the wheel off my 62 to fix the turn signal. I have a steering wheel puller, but I don't see a way to attach it. Do those three screws need to come out or no? I'm hoping no because they're those ding-dang clutch head screws and I don't have a screwdriver for them. Ideas?

[Boedean1981]

Yes you will have to take those 3 screws out unfortunately.

[Boedean1981]

Here's a quick pic of it too

[Jeepers Creepers]

Originally Posted by Boedean1981

Here's a quick pic of it too

Haha! Thanks for that. I see those blasted screws in the picture. I couldn't get my dimmer switch off because of those same screws.

[Boedean1981]

I believe they're like 1/4 inch Allen.

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by Boedean1981

I believe they're like 1/4 inch Allen.

they are called "butterfly", or "clutch head" a special screw driver. gm used those screws up until about 63... sometimes you can use a flat blade-straight edge- screwdriver that is the exact size to get them out, but be careful not to strip them! whenever I can I then replace the screw with the later models' Phillips screw.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

they are called "butterfly", or "clutch head" a special screw driver. gm used those screws up until about 63... sometimes you can use a flat blade-straight edge- screwdriver that is the exact size to get them out, but be careful not to strip them! whenever I can I then replace the screw with the later models' Phillips screw.

I got one of the dimmer switch ones off with a flathead but the other was already stripped. I didn't want to try it on the steering wheel so I'm ordering some clutch head screwdrivers. Thanks for the tips guys.

[Paul Y]

Go and buy a cheap screwdriver bit set that includes a selection of clutch head drivers. I bought a 100 piece set for less than £10 ($15) recently.

Well worth the investment

P.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Originally Posted by Paul Y

Go and buy a cheap screwdriver bit set that includes a selection of clutch head drivers. I bought a 100 piece set for less than £10 ($15) recently.

Well worth the investment

P.

Picked up a clutch-head set on Amazon for $10, should be here today and I can get this thing off. First time I'd ever seen one of these screws (my first project was a 1971 Caddy coupe, no clutchheads there).