Hi Lads, i have to change the speedo of my Essi MK4 Convertible, but don`t know how to remove the steering wheel!
Could anyone give me advice how i can do that WITHOUT using a bloody hammer?

Cheers, Sascha

 

once you've undone the centre nut wiggle it off! ps you may have to have ignition key in the turned on position!

 

Take the horn push out that just pops out with a bit of levering with a screew driver and theres a 20 or 22mm bolt undo that makesure you have the steering lock off then just pull sometimes they can be hard to pull off tho

 

Same as above or loosen the nut/bolt off so far and just pull like fook mate.

 

I think so, too!
But the problem is getting access to the centre nut. When the horn button is removed there are only that 2 cables...

 

After the horn push is taken out it looks like that:



Dont know how to reach the centre nut...

 

prise the plastic out it sorta sits under the rubber of the steering wheel, the nut is under there, but remember to put the steering lock back on when you are trying to undo it as they are real tight , just helps a bit.

 

Get a flat ended screew driver and put it in between the rubber of the steering wheel and the horn push base (where ive marked it in the picture)

and just prize it out then you will see the nut under that

 

DONT pull it as u may fook the bushes,give it a sharp blow with your palm on one side toward the dash NOT away from it then that should free it then it will just come off mate. i pulled my steerin wheel to hard once and broke a small white plastic bush witch i then had to go to ford to get a replacement coz i had play in the column after it had broke.

 

MISSION COMPLETED!

Thanks for that, Lads!
I was pulling like an idiot for almost an hour, and then suddenly it went off like it was never jammed...

 

all that trouble for nothing you can get the clocks out without taking the steering wheel off

 

I don`t think so, there`s far too less space to act useful...
Anyway, it`s already removed now and i`m considering about a sports steering wheel..

 

i never ment to sound as if i was being funny but im allways taking my clocks out coz the clip on the speedo pops of every now and then. i only wrote it so others know the next time that thay take there clocks out. sorry if i sounded funny

 

Thats the way i allways do mine never fuck about taking the steering wheel off