im planning on replacing my wheel soon, age and wear and tear have finally gotten to it....im just wondering how much of a project it is to do it...am i going to have to remove the air bag? is it a ###### to do? i dont have the buttons on the wheel and i was thing about putting a leather one on.....is it a simple retro-fit like i think it should be?

any input appreciated

 

The air bag it integral with the center cover, and comes off by removing 4 Torx head screws from the back of the steering wheel, and there is a harness connector under the cover/air bag so it can be unplugged and removed. Key item is to disconnect the battery for 20 minutes before you do any work, to discharge the backup power in the DERM module. As a further precaution, you could also disconnect the yellow harness connector for the air bag at the base of the steering column.

After that, its pretty straight forward. There is a "coil" for the air bag wires that needs to come off (spring clip), and then a large nut that holds the wheel to the shaft. Can't recall if you have to pull the wiring harness out of the steering column to get the coil out of the way so the wheel can be pulled. Then pull the wheel off the shaft with a steering wheel puller. Mine came off easilly with a cheap ($6) Grant puller, but others have reported they managed to break heavy duty pullers and couldn't get the wheel off.

I have the original leather covered graphite wheel/with buttons, with air bag from my 94. In excellent condition, if you are interested.

 

thanks for the info,

dont need the wheel w/ buttons though thanks.

did they make a leather version without buttons?

 

I removed my 93 Camaro Air Bag wheel and used a Grant. Will send Pics if you are interested.

 

that'd be real cool.

post em if you can.

thanks.

 

http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../DCP03461a.jpg

 

wow.