Changing Sealine steering wheel

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Lazysloth

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Hi I've recently bought a Sealine and having a nightmare changing the steering wheel. I have removed the centre bolt and am left with what you can see in the photo. It's just not budging though. I would have thought it would just pull off now. Am I missing something? I'm intrigued what the small hole under the centre bolt is for

Any help would be appreciated, thanks
 
Lazysloth said:
Hi I've recently bought a Sealine and having a nightmare changing the steering wheel. I have removed the centre bolt and am left with what you can see in the photo. It's just not budging though. I would have thought it would just pull off now. Am I missing something? I'm intrigued what the small hole under the centre bolt is for

Any help would be appreciated, thanks
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Try the Sealine forum as well
Sealine Forum
 
Lazysloth said:
Hi I've recently bought a Sealine and having a nightmare changing the steering wheel. I have removed the centre bolt and am left with what you can see in the photo. It's just not budging though. I would have thought it would just pull off now. Am I missing something? I'm intrigued what the small hole under the centre bolt is for

Any help would be appreciated, thanks
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can’t see a photo but if it’s got a “dimple” centre of the shaft you need a puller

Most likely a 3/4 inch standard taper with a key way. Put the nut back on loose so you don’t get a wheel in the face when it comes off with a bang
 
I haven’t had much success with a puller and when I was struggling to get the wheel off our S34 an engineer advised that the best way was to exert pressure to pull it off, using your knees if you are in your own, and then put a drift on the end of the shaft and give it a few sharp belts with a hammer. It has worked every time for me since then.
 
Greg2 said:
I haven’t had much success with a puller and when I was struggling to get the wheel off our S34 an engineer advised that the best way was to exert pressure to pull it off, using your knees if you are in your own, and then put a drift on the end of the shaft and give it a few sharp belts with a hammer. It has worked every time for me since then.
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I’ve done that way too…..scared me! ??

Need a bigger puller! ?
 
Mr Googler said:
I’ve done that way too…..scared me! ??

Need a bigger puller! ?
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Yes, it can make you jump when it suddenly,y comes free! ??

Perhaps I wasn’t using the puller correctly, or maybe didn’t have the right one because it was in danger of damaging the wheel.
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Greg2 said:
I haven’t had much success with a puller and when I was struggling to get the wheel off our S34 an engineer advised that the best way was to exert pressure to pull it off, using your knees if you are in your own, and then put a drift on the end of the shaft and give it a few sharp belts with a hammer. It has worked every time for me since then.
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Thanks for this. Sorry I'm having trouble picturing in my head the process you mean. Would you mind explaining in a tad more detail. Thank you
 
Lazysloth said:
Hi

Thanks for this. Sorry I'm having trouble picturing in my head the process you mean. Would you mind explaining in a tad more detail. Thank you
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put the nut back on the shaft to protect the threads at the end of the shaft.

whilst applying pulling force to the wheel (either with your knees, a large lever or another person)…..hit the shaft with a lump hammer. 2 apposing forces ?
 
Lazysloth said:
Hi

Thanks for this. Sorry I'm having trouble picturing in my head the process you mean. Would you mind explaining in a tad more detail. Thank you
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Wot Mr Googler said. To avoid the hammer coming into contact with the wheel I used a extension piece from my socket set - put one end in the steering shaft and belted the other.
 
Hi all,
Thanks for all your help and replies.
Unfortunately I've had no success. I've tried levering it off with someone pulling the steering wheel and then me hitting it with a hammer but this did not work .

I got a puller but the damn thing keeps slipping off... (I'm not very technically minded or good with stuff like this)

Anyway I managed to remove the old steering wheel but still have the "hub" attached. I thought this would allow the puller better access. For some reason the forum isnt uploading my photos. I'm not to sure why but this is what I'm working with now

pxl_2010.jpg - Click to see more photos on ServImg

I'm all out of ideas ??‍♂️

Thanks all
 
Lazysloth said:
Hi all,
Thanks for all your help and replies.
Unfortunately I've had no success. I've tried levering it off with someone pulling the steering wheel and then me hitting it with a hammer but this did not work .

I got a puller but the damn thing keeps slipping off... (I'm not very technically minded or good with stuff like this)

Anyway I managed to remove the old steering wheel but still have the "hub" attached. I thought this would allow the puller better access. For some reason the forum isnt uploading my photos. I'm not to sure why but this is what I'm working with now

pxl_2010.jpg - Click to see more photos on ServImg

I'm all out of ideas ??‍♂️

Thanks all
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If you can't get a proper puller to hold you can improvise one. Get a chunky piece of metal, 3 or 4mm thick and drill holes to correspond with the three holes in the hub. Don't go too mad cranking it up, just get it as tight as you dare, squirt some wd40 on the gap and leave it overnight - make sure the nut is on the shaft so it can't damage the deck. If it hasn't come loose tighten a touch more again and leave again. A sharp tap with a hammer will help and costs nothing.
If this doesn't work, or you are impatient, tighten it up, then apply heat to the hub, then quench the shaft with a squirt of wd40 - but if you're "not very technically minded" as you say you need to be very careful not to damage anything with the flame, and don't squirt (flammable) wd40 anywhere near the flame! Last resort, not recommended on a boat.
 
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Yep that's what I did recently - no heat needed, but 15 ton 3 leg hydraulic puller, local blacksmith made me a large 3mm thick stainless plate for next to nothing to sit around the shaft behind the wheel. Pumped, leaving the nut on the ends, then big bang and puller collapsed, thought bugger, it's all gone wrong but looked again and the wheel was off with no damage to shaft - new wheel on in minutes.....!
 
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