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Allen Johnson Posted on Feb 19, 2014
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Sterring wheel how do you get steering wheel off with out speacial tools got something jiggling around when ever i hit the tinyiest of bumps driving me nuts. any ideas?

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Check how to immobilise the air bag in the wheel first --- at the back of the steering wheel spokes you will find screws that when undone allow the padded section to be removed revealing the nut that holds the steering wheel on.. Pull the horn fuse as it will blow every time you move something. Mark the position of the steering wheel and use a puller to get the wheel of the shaft .

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: sounds like a loose nut behind airbag on steering column!

you disconnect both the negitive and positive battery posts and pull the flaps off the side of the air bag covers,the pry off with a screw driver, you need a 3 8 security tork wrench to get the two bolts off next the air bag will come out and you will see a yellow wire disconnect it from the air bag then your free to look for whats loose without deploying the bag, now that I have given you the anser please rate it so I can keep my score up, if more people keep not rating I will not answer any more of these questions for free.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 23, 2009

SOURCE: when I hit a pot hole or bump my front end makes

Probably the ball joints

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 24, 2010

SOURCE: when going over a bump it sounds like something is

Possible broken sway bar link.They are an easy repair and inexpensive to buy.Find the sway bar and follow it to the control arm on the side that's making the noise.They can be pretty rusty but are easy to remove and replace.

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