Date:         Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:36:30 -0900
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From:         rsthj@aurora.alaska.edu (Thomas Johnson)
Subject:      Re: Wanted: '67 cargo door handle, Help removing steering wheel

At  2:19 PM 6/21/96 -0500, James Burns wrote:

>How does one remove a '67 steering wheel without breakage? Special tool? I
>tried a gear puller, but I couldn't get it to "hook" on anything under the
>wheel. It's pointed about 1:00 o'clock and if I'm even in an accident, I
>expect serious rib injuries with it this way (less compliant).
>
The wheel on my bus ('66) is locked to the steering shaft with a woodruff
key, not splines.  As such, the only way to center the wheel is with the
tie-rod like link that connects the steering box to the swing arm.
-Tom

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