Removing steering wheel

FalconGuy016 · Nov 12, 2006

I was in the drive thru today getting my change from the drive thru window person. I put my hand on the wheel and give it a little turn to straighten out. I drop a DIME between the crack in the steering wheel face between the center part that pushes the horn and the outer part.

Now everytime I turn I hear a dime rolling around in there. Worse, once in a turn, it honked by itself. I have no clue how to get this thing open and I'm concerned about the air bag.

Does anybody know what I can do?

Mossberg · Nov 12, 2006

I guess you can turn on a dime now.

Bad joke aside, there is a write up somewhere (bullitt archive I think) on installing the FR500 wheel that should show you how to remove that part.

BennyBlown2v · Nov 12, 2006

Ok pretty simple. THere are two little "covers" on the side of the steering collum (one right, one left), pop those off and remove teh screws. that removes the airbag. From there you should be able to access the area you're looking for, where the horn switches are, etc.

COramprat · Nov 12, 2006

Should be able to get to the dime with the idea above but I have to ask one question...you said you needed to remove driver's side steering wheel. You have on on the passenger side too?

03ghoststang · Nov 12, 2006

just make sure to disconnect the battery first before you attempt to remove the air bag

04DarkShadowGT · Nov 12, 2006

COramprat said:
Should be able to get to the dime with the idea above but I have to ask one question...you said you needed to remove driver's side steering wheel. You have on on the passenger side too?

I was thinking when I read it man you are lucky its not in the passenger side steering wheel, those are a bitch to take apart

mity2 · Nov 12, 2006

http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/fr500wheel.htm

tomustang · Nov 13, 2006

COramprat said:
Should be able to get to the dime with the idea above but I have to ask one question...you said you needed to remove driver's side steering wheel. You have on on the passenger side too?

where's the tech in that?

triggz · Nov 13, 2006

You really do need to get the dime out soon, joking aside. Its possible for it to jump the contacts for the airbag and deploy just like it did for the horn.

DCjuggalo · Nov 13, 2006

04DarkShadowGT said:
I was thinking when I read it man you are lucky its not in the passenger side steering wheel, those are a bitch to take apart

haha +1

Kilgore Trout · Nov 13, 2006

My kid put pennies in the cd slot of the stereo, I had to completely disassemble the stereo head unit to get them out...

Saleen4971 · Nov 13, 2006

triggz said:
You really do need to get the dime out soon, joking aside. Its possible for it to jump the contacts for the airbag and deploy just like it did for the horn.

it would have to rub thoguh wir insulation first - the airbag contacts at all sealed, and when teh connetor comes apart, the air bag shorts itself (bridges its contacts) so voltage has nowhere to go and cant deploy it

PULMEOVR · Nov 14, 2006

Kilgore Trout said:
My kid put pennies in the cd slot of the stereo, I had to completely disassemble the stereo head unit to get them out...

Thats almost embarassing enough to call YOUR kid somebody elses!!!

QuickCapri83 · Nov 14, 2006

BennyBlown2v said:
Ok pretty simple. THere are two little "covers" on the side of the steering collum (one right, one left), pop those off and remove teh screws. that removes the airbag. From there you should be able to access the area you're looking for, where the horn switches are, etc.

Indeed.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 14, 2006

Was is an '82 no-mintmark dime???

I, um, need one of those

merc123 · Nov 14, 2006

COramprat said:
Should be able to get to the dime with the idea above but I have to ask one question...you said you needed to remove driver's side steering wheel. You have on on the passenger side too?

Must be a foreign car

JimC · Nov 14, 2006

Thank god you didn't have to remove the passenger side steering wheel.

Mike97gt · Nov 14, 2006

FIXT thread title.

BlackenedSVT · Nov 15, 2006

Mossberg said:
I guess you can turn on a dime now.

FalconGuy016 · Nov 15, 2006

You guys

Thanks for the good info!

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