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Ricky in NC

06-26-2003 15:50:00




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I just bought a new steering wheel for my 1961 MF 35 along with some new gauges etc. My standard gear puller or wheel puller will not fit the old steering wheel to get it off. There are no threaded holes in the hub to run bolts into. It is a slip fit with a keyed shaft, no splines. Any ideas on pulling the old steering wheel off without too much trouble or expense?




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RogeR

06-30-2003 06:44:16




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 Re: MF 35 steering wheel in reply to Ricky in NC, 06-26-2003 15:50:00  
Ricky;
Here's another idea:
Place a split collar under the hub of the wheel and use a three-jaw puller around the collar. Start with the rust buster first, though.
Roger



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Ricky in NC

06-30-2003 12:31:49




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 Re: Re: MF 35 steering wheel in reply to RogeR, 06-30-2003 06:44:16  
Thanks evryone I will give it a try. I have been soaking penetrating oil now for a couple of days.



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Randy

06-28-2003 18:29:35




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 Re: MF 35 steering wheel in reply to Ricky in NC, 06-26-2003 15:50:00  
Rick: Use a small bearing puller. Put it under the wheel snugged up close to the steel shaft, but not cutting into it. Then use a gear puller to pull on the bearing puller. This is how I got mine off.



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Iowa Dave

06-27-2003 05:25:50




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 Re: MF 35 steering wheel in reply to Ricky in NC, 06-26-2003 15:50:00  
Just replaced mine too. Agree with letting penetrating oil have a chance to work, but repeated beating as previously described didn't get me very far until I applied a little heat to the side of the wheel hub with a plumber's torch.



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Larry from New York

06-26-2003 18:26:05




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 Re: MF 35 steering wheel in reply to Ricky in NC, 06-26-2003 15:50:00  
When I removed mine, I took the nut off and I let some rust bust soak in overnight. Put the nut back on several turns. To pull the wheel, one person pulls it on it while another bangs on the nut with a hammer. Keep backing the nut off as the wheel climbs up the shaft. If you didn't get a new nut with your new wheel, find another to thread down on the shaft. Do not, I repeat, do not smack the shaft without a nut on it or you will mushroom it. Keep the shaft goobered up with the rust bust between smacks. Good Luck

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David

06-27-2003 09:23:36




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 Re: Re: MF 35 steering wheel in reply to Larry from New York, 06-26-2003 18:26:05  
I would suggest taking the time to make a puller that will catch under the spokes of the wheel. I used the plate from a car flywheel puller (just a triangular plate with a hole in each corner and one in centre) with hree bits of flat steel bar with a long bolt welded to each of them and it did the job. It was really rough but it did manage to get a grip and with a bit of light hammering managed to pull the thing off

I have also found that no matter how carefully one pulls it off it usually comes free suddenly and hits you in the face.

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