Steering Wheel Removal - Help Please!

[semislickR32]

Hi,

I'm trying to remove the steering wheel on my R32 GTR to fit my new sparco number, but have fallen at the first hurdle of getting the horn-button out .

I've searched and read the factory manual. The pics in the manual tell me to "Press horn button notch from hole under steering wheel

with screwdriver and remove horn button as shown in figure." But either I'm retarded (possible) or there is no such "horn button notch" (much more likely). The diagram of the steering wheel in the manual does look different to mine so maybe refers to a different model?

Can someone please give me a detailed description? Once I've figured it out I'll post some pics to the tutorial section.

Cheers

[Munkyb0y]

if its like the r33 series 1 3-spoke wheel (and i think they are quite similar), then you just pull the horn pad off, towards you, away from the wheel. there's 3 or 4 metal clips that hold it in place.

just give it a good yank. it feels like it's not going to budge, and then it pops off.

Edited September 26, 2009 by Munkyb0y

[semislickR32]

from your description, that may be what is in the diagram, but here's pics of mine which sounds different - the horn assembly is a cylindrical assembly in the centre of a solid formed wheel:

[semislickR32]

and this is the page of the manual I'm looking at:

Edited September 26, 2009 by semislickR32

[Russman]

Mate. The button comes straight out. Just lever it with a little screwdriver from all sides and it will come off. Then undo the nut (don't take it all the way off) and then pull really hard and wiggle it till it comes off. the idea of leaving the nut on a few turns is that you don't hit yourself in the nose. It's tapered so takes a bit of effort.

edit: forget the manual. it's just a steering wheel!

[semislickR32]

ok cheers I admit I am ashamed to have to resort to the forum & the manual but have smashed & ruined stuff in the past trying to guess at how to pull stuff apart.

Mate. The button comes straight out. Just lever it with a little screwdriver from all sides and it will come off. Then undo the nut (don't take it all the way off) and then pull really hard and wiggle it till it comes off. the idea of leaving the nut on a few turns is that you don't hit yourself in the nose. It's tapered so takes a bit of effort.

edit: forget the manual. it's just a steering wheel!

[semislickR32]

success thanks again

and yes, it was too easy!

[semislickR32]

and it looks great

[Duncan]

beautiful wheel....i bet that was not a $20 ebay special. i've got something similar in the race car it is brilliant

[semislickR32]

no it wasn't $20 feels & looks great and with racing gloves the grip is awesome.