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got 95 r33 with airbag

how do i get the steering wheel off

or get the plastic part that goes around wheel behind front horn cover

got all other covers off around area

just appears to be 2 little screws inside wheel that hold this cover on and there no room in there to unscrew them

does the front horn panel come off??

thanks

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I don't know for sure but it looks very similar to what was on my previous VS Commodore with airbag. If that's the case, then the whole front panel should come off with a couple of screws holding it down from behind. After the steering column should be visible, just undo the nut and use a puller to get the wheel off.

Oh, disconnect the airbag wire before you do all this, you don't want it exploding in your face!

You should disconnect the battery before to starting to make sure the airbag doesn't go off in your face!

Also if you're planning on fitting an aftermarket steering wheel and boss (and your car has HICAS /ABS) then you'll need one that is suitable for HICAS equiped cars...

Wish I could take my steering wheel off and take a closer look at it.

Everytime that I turn my wheel more than about 90 degree's its like their is a loose bolt or something inside and it feels from the bottom to the top then as i turn my wheel back it falls from the top back down to the bottom again and it really annoys me.

i got that problem

thats y i want to get the cover off so i can fix it

it just started making that sound some 4months ago

and last weekend i said enough is enough

ive found wat the problem is

seem like a rod that runs across whell that has 2 turning things on each side and its loose or something and that why when u turn it at specific point it making that dong sound

only problem is i cant get cover between steering wheel off to have a proper look

might take it to my mechanics later in week and get them to fix it if no one else can help us with this issue

Im not sure about the air bag wheel but on a non airbag wheel the front horn button cover just pulls off, there may be some screws behind the wheel to remove the airbag mechanisim just look behind

The most common steering wheel rattle is the horn button plastic ring broken caused by bashing on the horn to hard.

Yep, vouch for the horn cover thing...just posted a question in the Vic Forum regarding that.

I have non airbag, took one screw out, phillips head, from behind the steering wheel...then just pulled..as with most Plastic parts on the skyline it just clips out. The screw was really annoying to undo because you can't see behind there, and it's a small screw but a big hole...(no phallic intentions)

I had an annoying rattling in the steering wheel when I turned corners and it was the plastic thingy behind the horn pad, it must be really fragile beacause I hardly use the horn. I removed all five pieces it had broken into and now all is well, but I can't find a new one...

Paul

hey guys,

i replaced mine at autosport (i think thats what it was called, in kirrawee). the one thats affiliated with just jap. the guy there took the wheel off, replaced with my after market one and re-wired the horn at a very good rate.

the main issue with the one i had (series 1 with air bag) was that there are 2 little screws on the column itself (you have to pop the cap things off it before you can see the screws, use a little key or something). the screw was a weird star shape (apparently common for skylines) but mine was worse coz it had another little hole thing as well (very hard to describe).

but all the guy at autosport did was get some tool he had and removed the wheel... etc etc. i dont think you can use any std type of screw driver.

hope this helps,

Nav

i know wat to do as i did this just a few weeks ago....there are star shape style allen keys thing right...they are gold in colour....go to a tool shop and get a T50 size key or adaptor.....remeber its a star shape and u need it to have a hole in the middle for the bit that sticks out.......i didnt need to worry about airbag going off cos it already did in accident :)....if u need anymore help just let me know

fixed

i was going about it the wrong way

all u need to do is

get t50 screw, i tryed few shops like bursons etc

i wouldnt reccommend wasting ur time as they only sell them in a set and there like from $40

i went to my mechanics and borrowed theres

all u do is take 2 rubber panel covers of side of wheel

unbolt 2 gold screwa with t50

cover will come off

look and find problem

should be big block of metal with little rubber handles holding it

if u can fix it do that or just break it off like i did and problem solved

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