88whitemanche Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Hey guys How hard is it to install a steering wheel? I got the fact that I have a tool to remove the old steering wheel to a newer steering wheel...is it just place the new in tighten it down till its set in there? Or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Pretty much. Tightening the nut pulls down and secures the wheel. Good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Ok awesome...good to hear! I'm tires at the old rubbery cheap steering wheel and upgrade to the other steering wheel they made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 If you are swapping from the base model, 2-spoke "station wagon" steering wheel to the 3-spoke sport steering wheel, be sure the new wheel comes with all the small parts under the horn button, and be sure you know how those parts all go together. It's not difficult, but it's not necessarily intuitive if you're not taking out the same style wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Thanks for informing me about the horn accessories...gota go back for a junkyard run to retrieve those parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCJeepMJ Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Other wheels fit on the Saginaw column... for example, I have a leather-wrapped wheel out of a Chevy Celebrity Eurosport. The station-wagon one my rig came with disintegrated and I moved to a leather 3-spoke, but it felt like I was driving a bus, hence the Celebrity wheel. Pretty much any Saginaw-equipped non-airbag wheel should work just fine... just get all the associated parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Buick Turbo Regal wheel on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepsouth Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Very nice Don! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Momo Italian in zebrano wood, with matching shift knob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepsouth Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 That's it i'm swapping out my two spoke wheel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Well not much if an upgrade but from the ugly two spoke wheel to this is well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepsouth Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I will agree with that. I have a three spoke in the garage waiting to go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 the guy that owned my MJ before me, did something to the wheel. he took of the stock one, and put some spacer thingy on it that i can't get off, and then put on a go-cart steering wheel. i can't turn the wheels at all with the MJ off or the bolt goes loose and the sterring wheel spins free... i did find out i can buy just the wheel for 60$ at orielly's, its one of those nice looking offroad racing ones... the spacer thingy matches the one in the box for the offroad wheel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989 Eliminator Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 How do you take the steering wheel off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 With a steering wheel puller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 my sterring wheel has this spacer thingy, and all i have to do is undo the giant nut in the center and it pops off, aint gotta have a sterring wheel puller or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 That's because you are very lucky to have a "custom" sterring wheel with a spacer thingy. Fortunately, the factory steering wheels are not like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 to be honest its kind of annoying having it. yeah it makes it easier to take it off, but it severely limits my choices to wheels 70$ and up... but i guess it would be a good investment if you plan on using an aftermarket or OEM reproduction wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989 Eliminator Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I figured my issue out... I needed to take off the horn assembly becasue the horn cover (or whatever you call it to press the horn) was loose. All i needed to do was pull off that cover and tighten the three screws behind it for the bushing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Besides the awesome wheel and knob....... this is what my truck would look like if it was clean? Inspiring! :eek: On 6/10/2013 at 11:41 PM, buffalob said: Momo Italian in zebrano wood, with matching shift knob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 happy you figured it out bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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