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do I remove steering wheel to change out ignition
Removing the steering wheel is a difficult task to do by hand alone. A person needs to buy a steering wheel puller, follow the directions on the package, it will help remove the steering wheel by apply pressure to the middle of the steering wheel and by pulling the rest of it up.
There is a special tool that pushes down the horn plate then remove the "C" clip,then a wheel puller to remove the wheel.
A person needs a steering wheel puller to remove a steering wheel. It will help remove the steering wheel by putting pressure on the middle and by pulling up on the rest of the steering wheel.
You have to remove the steering wheel, and it requires special tools.
To remove the steering wheel from your 1985 Chevy Celebrity: First remove the horn button. There should be a keeper at the tip of the steering shaft, remove it. Remove the nut that holds the wheel in place. Use a steering wheel puller to actually remove the steering wheel.
Disconnect battery. Remove air bag. Remove bolt holding steering wheel to column. Use a steering wheel puller to remove wheel from column.
Local car part stores have a tool called the steering wheel puller, that has to be used to remove the steering wheel. This is used to remove the steering wheel by applying pressure to the middle and pulling up on the rest of the steering wheel to remove it.
The Haynes repair manual #38025 (1420) has instructions on how to remove the steering wheel. It's for Skylarks from 1986-1995 but I think the 1996 wheel is the same. Plenty of manuals on eBay or Amazon, and dirt cheap too.
It can be hard to remove a steering wheel by hand on any vehicle. To remove it, there is a tool, steering wheel puller, that can be bought or rented from local auto shops. It will help remove the steering wheel.
Use the lug wrench. If the car has wire wheel caps, you may have to use the adapter tool to remove the center cap and unscrew the cap from the hub.
Steering wheels are hard to remove. A tool called a steering wheel puller needs to be used to remove the steering wheel. It removes the steering wheel by applying pressure to the middle and pulling the rest of the wheel up.