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MODIFYING OR DETAILING YOUR I30 => INTERIOR => Topic started by: The Gonz on April 28, 2019, 02:59:31
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Good morning!
I've got the airbag off and 4 screws holding the trim. It still won't budge. Any clues?
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I'm feeling screws holding the control modules in place, but it seems the wheel will have to come off the column for these to be accessible. Am I on the right track?
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Well, that was short lived. I was all set to go ahead and remove the steering nut but couldn't budge it (safely) with a big shifter and didn't have a big enough socket, so it's all back together good as old. :'(
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Yes, wheel off for trim removal, buttons need to come out, in fact I think full disassembly of the entire plastic covers.
nut could be 22mm and a puller is advisable. They don't always come free rocking the wheel.
Sometimes Supercheap have loose sockets for a $1 although it's been a while now .
Hope you got engineering approval for the inferior shifter :mrgreen: :faint:
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Hope you got engineering approval for the inferior shifter
I got interim approval to test the shifter idea within a sensible torque range. The Chief Engineer then decided to leave it to the appropriate socket size. :mrgreen: I've spent decades having technicians coming to me for special approval. :winker:
I does indeed look like 22mm. My biggest was a 21mm sparkplug remover. :rolleyes:
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Hope you got engineering approval for the inferior shifter
I got interim approval to test the shifter idea within a sensible torque range. The Chief Engineer then decided to leave it to the appropriate socket size. :mrgreen: I've spent decades having technicians coming to me for special approval. :winker:
I does indeed look like 22mm. My biggest was a 21mm sparkplug remover. :rolleyes:
Missed it by that much ? next time :goodjob2:
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Yep 22mm nut.
Remove nut and washer. Refit nut halfway. Give the wheel a couple of good hits to shock it loose. Jam your foot into the firewall and reef on the wheel while wriggling it.
I've never used a steering wheel puller, ever.
As for the plastic trim there is 4 or 6 screws and a couple of barbs that are pretty tight.
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Yep 22mm nut.
Remove nut and washer. Refit nut halfway. Give the wheel a couple of good hits to shock it loose. Jam your foot into the firewall and reef on the wheel while wriggling it.
I've never used a steering wheel puller, ever.
As for the plastic trim there is 4 or 6 screws and a couple of barbs that are pretty tight.
Loving having you back on the site Tim. I understand there will be some topics you will need to sit out on.. :goodjob2: :goodjob: