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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: September 02, 2019, 07:23:08 PM »

Got some time to work on the steering again today.  And just when you thought it could not get any stranger...check this out.
Picture 1: The steering shaft in my other column is a bit ragged near the end, close to where the upper bearing will ride.
Picture 2: I pulled the steering shaft out of my original steering box, and find this tube/dowel/whatever sticking up.
Picture 3: It extends down through the box...
Picture 4: Past the lower bearing...
Picture 5: And through the plug at the end of the steering box.  What kind of voodoo is this?     Any thoughts?
Picture 6: At least my original steering shaft is in good shape.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 26, 2019, 10:23:32 PM »

I'm back!  After a week of vacation, a week of catching up at work, and a forum upgrade...the results are in (sort of).  After another couple hours of work, in the end I had to cut the tube off.  I got as much tube metal as I could from inside the wheel, and ground it flush with the bottom side of the steering wheel metal hub. 
Picture 1: steering tube cut off.  I knicked the underside of my steering wheel a couple times with the Dremel tool.
Picture 2: The leftovers from the tube, the spring, the bearing cup, etc.
Picture 3: A little closer look
Picture 4: Cleaned up(?)
Picture 5: My replacement column with the remnants of a steering wheel still on it.
Picture 6: My guess is my original steering tube somehow made its way up to the small groove in the steering wheel hub and flared over it, locking it on the steering wheel.  Who knows?
Picture 7: Steering wheel hub off my replacement column.
Picture 8: Replacement column needs a little cleaning up.
New bearings, cup, seals, etc. arrived today from Kaiser Willys.  Hopefully I can get some garage time in this weekend.   

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 07, 2019, 04:08:10 PM »

Yes, I�m not not understanding at all either. When I went to remove the wheel, the bearing press I was using as my wheel puller was not contacting the tube. It would rotate with the wheel. Perhaps when i has to reset my puller to get that last little bit of the wheel off the splines a caught the tube and jammed it into the underside of the wheel? I�m hoping to get some more garage time to finish the removal before vacation.[ch129310]

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 07, 2019, 11:56:58 AM »

Sorry for not clarifying, the picture in post #24 is the steering tube and the bearing cup. The material between us part of the wood dowel I tried hammering the bearing, cup, and wheel off the tube with. The dowel got hammered into the cup, so part of the wood went to the center of the cup, and part of the wood filled the space between the cup and tube. When I cut the tube, the dowel was still wedged in there, so I cut through all of it. When the wheel was free oof the tube, the wood from the center of the cup fell out but the rest stayed put and I prayed it out with a screwdriver. Sorry for the long winded explanation. I�m trying to make sure I give all the details.[ch128578]

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 07, 2019, 06:05:18 AM »

Getting there...

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 07, 2019, 06:03:16 AM »

Thank you for the input everyone.� I worked on this thing for an hour and a half last night...
The bearing cup was rotating inside the tube.
I used a 1-1/2" wood dowel to try and knock the cup, bearing and wheel off the tube, no luck.
I cut the tube off near the wheel and started cutting things with a Dremel tool.� A portion of the cup, the spring, and the ball bearings are out. Whew!

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 06, 2019, 11:48:07 AM »

athawk11, No sir. The Jeep operated normally before, the tube was bolted at the box and dash and did not rotate. The steering shaft rotated as it should.
Now that the wheel and tube are removed from the Jeep, the wheel rotates (on the bearing) and the tube is stationary.
I assume anything is possible. I�m just not sure why the wheel is stuck to the bearing.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 05, 2019, 12:35:10 PM »

I�ll be ready, thanks. The main thing is getting the wheel off intact.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 05, 2019, 11:38:52 AM »

Rus, thanks for the info. I did read that link for pulling the steering wheel. I bought the bearing puller and it worked as outlined in that article...sort of.[ch128514]

I�ll try soaking with penetrating oil. I have had my sons stand on the wheel (like you suggest) as I have tried pulling up on the tube - no luck. I wiggled the tube side to side, but I don�t know how far the tube is in to the wheel I didn�t want to break the wheel.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 05, 2019, 05:47:51 AM »

1955 CJ-5, thank you for taking the time to dig out that old bearing, and for the long pipe idea!

Rus, you are correct, that is my dilemma.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 04, 2019, 09:45:33 PM »

Does anyone have a photo of the underside of a steering wheel so I know how much room I have to play with if I start cutting the tube to get to the bearing?

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 04, 2019, 09:06:21 PM »

Yes, the Jeep would steer when I bought it. Right now, you can hold the tube still and the wheel rotates. What separates the wheel from the top bearing, a washer of some sort?

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 04, 2019, 08:04:14 PM »

Looking down the wheel:

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 04, 2019, 08:03:39 PM »

Underside of steering wheel and tube:

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Steering wheel removal - different result

« on: August 04, 2019, 08:02:58 PM »

The steering wheel, upper bearing, and steering tube are out of the Jeep: