Was a puller ever available to remove fc steering wheels to avoid the brute strength method ,or maybe a modern one to do the job .cheers Steve. ;)
Yes there was. The puller had two L-shaped legs that went in through the oval holes in the steering wheel hub. You turn them a quarter turn to engage behind the hub, and then pull the steering wheel off.
Grinding most of the head off hex-head bolts works, sort-of, but damages the steering wheel. It's best to weld more material onto the bolt head so the bottom of the "L" only just fits through the oval slots.
Rob
Hi Steve. The removal tool is part No. 1606, COXHEAD STEERING WHEEL PULLER ,[to suit HOLDEN]. The one shown here has FE stamped on one side.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/CRCqZQKw/IMG-3061.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CRCqZQKw). I bought this one @ a swap meet back in "the dark ages". removal is easy. Good luck. Kevin.
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While I looking through my shelves: Here are 2 other TOOLS needed for restorations. Top: Camber adjusting LHS & RHS.
Bottom: Harmonic Balancer removal [ stamped Hitchfield E 1103 6A-1 ]
Also pic from Manual showing removal tool in place. Kevin.
Thanks Rob and Kevin ,purchased a puller at supercheap and modified the bolt heads to fit the wheel slots ,works great ! cheers Steve . ;)
fcee ..What is part number of Super Cheep Cheep puller you purchased and modified ?
Vern ,the puller is a blister pack ,number on pack plu12549 code gshf0324 ,it is bolt type puller with six bolts supplied ,2 of the bolts have larger heads ,by grinding three sides off these and to the shape of the wheel slots neatly, once inserted can be tuned 90 degrees to engage the hub ,sure you will work it out ! let me know how you go .cheers Steve ;) cheep too .
thanks mate , i'm on to it ..Vern