augusta Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 33 chrysler Imperial CQ 4 dr sedan. Can anyone advise on how to actually remove the steering wheel from the steering column. I have been able to remove the horn button and removed the nut from the steering column but can't figure out how the wheel comes off. It appears to actually be screwed onto the treads of the steering column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybird Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You will probably need a steering wheel puller. Universal pullers have worked well for me and are reasonably priced at NAPA, Advance, etc. There should be 2 holes with threads on opposite sides of the steering shaft. Install the proper bolts from the puller in these. The center bolt then screws against the shaft to slowly remove the wheel. I always place something between the puller center bolt and steering shaft to prtect the threads. I have never removed the steering wheel from your particular model, but the many I have removed all come off basicaly the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augusta Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for your response to my question about removing the steering wheel. I found no threaded holes on either sides of the steering shaft so a puller will not work. It really appears that the wheel would simply be screwed off the shaft but locking the steering shaft will be necesary for this to work but haven't figured out how to lock the steering shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martylum Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Augusta-I have a 33 Chrysler CQ 8 and seem to remember needing to drill 2 1/4 or 5/16" dia. holes opposite the enter steering shaft and threading for fine threaded bolts. After you do this you can use a standard steering wheel puller with the appropriate sized bolts. Do use penetrating oil and let it soak in several days.I'm sure the wheel is not threaded on the steering shaft.In that early 30's time period there were wheel pullers which had parts which reached under the spokes of the wheel and a center bolt which pushed down on the steering wheel shaft. These type of pullers hard to find today.Take care you don't drill too deep and go through he steel center part of the wheel.Attempting to pull these wheels with the old style puller at this point would probably crack up the black rubber covering on the wheel. The modern puller puts no stress on the rubber covering which may still be in good shape.Martin Lum1933 Chrysler CQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobless Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Horn botton and cap come off , fine threaded bakolite type plastic, once that is unsrewed the button and spring can be removed and the nut taken off. 33 ply same, as my 34 dodgesame. good luck ,they are tough to get started to unsrcew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augusta Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Mr. Lum: thanks for your reply and insight into my steering wheel dilema. Could I email you a picture of the center of my wheel so that you can see what I have and how you would drill the two holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobless Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 1933 Chrysler Imperial CQ Instruction Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augusta Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for your reply. I have this book and the steering section gives very good information about adjustments but nothing about how to remove the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I imagine the 33 Chrysler is the same as the 36 Chrysler I have. I made a puller out of a couple of 2 by 4's and bolts. This wheel requires a special puller that goes behind the hub around the column. A better puller could probably be made from 2 x 6 scraps or larger. Mine worked but it took alot of coercing to get ti to come free and lots of penetrating oil. I have seen them on ebay before. Your manual should show the original puller. If not my manual does and I could email you a picture of the tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augusta Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Auburnseeker:thanks for your reply to my steering wheel question. I would really like to see your picture. Unfortunately the only manual Chrysler produced for my year (33) gives a lot of information about the steering box but no pictures of a wheel puller nor any instructions about removing the wheel.Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobless Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 1933 plymouth coupe wheel and 1934 Dodge DR wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Boltendal Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 this might be what you need, Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augusta Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 A Picture is worth a thousand words as the saying goes. Now I have a new problem and that is to find such a tool. I might be able to improvise something that would work. Was there any instructions that came with the picture you sent? The steering wheel in your picture looks just like mine only the horn button is different.Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 A Picture is worth a thousand words as the saying goes. Now I have a new problem and that is to find such a tool. I might be able to improvise something that would work. Was there any instructions that came with the picture you sent? The steering wheel in your picture looks just like mine only the horn button is different.BruceLooks to me that your request for tool improvisation ideas was already posted in this thread:I imagine the 33 Chrysler is the same as the 36 Chrysler I have. I made a puller out of a couple of 2 by 4's and bolts. This wheel requires a special puller that goes behind the hub around the column. A better puller could probably be made from 2 x 6 scraps or larger. Mine worked but it took alot of coercing to get ti to come free and lots of penetrating oil. I have seen them on ebay before. Your manual should show the original puller. If not my manual does and I could email you a picture of the tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WEB 38 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Looks like any machine shop could make one out of a C-Clamp. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 That's pretty much the same picture I have in my book. If you use anything with sharp edges or squared edges that are not rounded be sure to really pad the contact surface as it will damage the hub by cutting into it because of the amount of force you have to apply. There was a member on here that had a bunch of old Mopar tools for sale a couple of months ago. In the lot was one of these pullers. I was going to buy the lot but the only tool I wanted was the puller. It was 200.00 for the whole lot and shipping was alot because the tools together weighed somewhere around 100 pounds. I figured I would come across another some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmsue Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'd bet that you could modify a U Joint Clamp to work without a whole lot of fuss.Just cut a slot in the tubular section so the steering column would fit.Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stude8 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The Owatonna tool pictured here worked to remove my 1930 Studebaker steering wheel years back. I just had to make up a center "Pushing" part to press against the steering threaded metal tube end to prevent bending or damaging the threaded end. The Studebaker wheel hub was already drilled and tapped with two opposing holes in the flange 180 degrees apart.Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I like the idea of making a single use puller out of 2X4s. You can contour the wood to cradle the hub of the wheel. Since the wheel is now old and possibly brittle, and the hub and shaft grown together over the last 80 years something that will apply a lot of force in a gentle manner seems called for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeboy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 There is an attachment for use with standard 3 or 2 jaw pullers called a bearing puller. It is a rounded affair with two bolts designed to put behind a bearing and then attach with a standard 2 or 3 jaw puller. Often used on farm equipment to remove baring pressed onto a shaft. I used one to remove the steering wheel on my 1940 studebaker. Worked like a charm no damage to the wheel. Most auto parts stores should carry one. Remember to protect the center nut when pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_in_nh Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) That tool in the picture looks like a common ball joint press, still available to purchase new today. Just measure throat distance, to be sure you have necessary clearance.Edit: Then cut clearance slot for modification. Edited December 26, 2011 by tom_in_nh Added more information. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistler Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1930 Chrysler Series 66 How do I remove horn button/light switch/throttle assembly. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Whistler said: 1930 Chrysler Series 66 How do I remove horn button/light switch/throttle assembly. Thanks You have to remove parts at the bottom of steering box to be able to pull up on the horn button and lever shafts: The horn wire that comes out of the bottom of steering box needs disconnecting. The light switch has a nut at the bottom that clamps the switch to the long inner light control shaft/tube. The throttle linkage is clamped to it's control tube/shaft at bottom of steering box with a crosswise screw/nut. Then these inner shafts/tubes are pulled upwards away from the steering wheel. On a roadster/convertible there is no roof to get in the way when these long tubes come upwards. If you have a coupe or sedan, you may not have enough room. If so, then the steering box-to-frame bolts need removing, and also disconnect the steering column-to-dashboard bracket to lower the column to get more room. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 F & J is 100 percent correct.........this is more of a job than you think, and things can go wrong and assembly can be much more difficult than it looks like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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