The process of installing an aftermarket steering wheel on your car may not appear to be too complicated. However, there are a lot of small pieces that you have to keep track of, and it will take some patience.


Remove the Original Steering Wheel

Steps:
1. Read instructions that come with the steering wheel, and gather the following tools: screwdriver, pliers and a puller.

2. Point wheels straight ahead.

3. Disconnect battery or pull horn fuse before removing the old wheel. This prevents the horn from shorting out or blowing during installation.

4. Remove the horn mechanism by doing one or more of the following steps: Press down on the horn cap or ring and turn; remove the emblem cap from its snapped-in position by grabbing it and pulling it toward you or prying it loose; or if the horn ring is secured by screws that are concealed in the rear side of the wheel spokes, use a screwdriver to remove the screws and the ring.

5. Remove horn wire or spring-loaded metal plunger from plastic housing by either pulling straight out on the metal plunger or, on most models, by twisting the plastic sleeve to the left and then pulling out. Cut the wire off the plastic sleeve and keep the sleeve for later use.

6. Remove the shaft-nut retainer clip, if it is present, and keep for later use. Remove the shaft nut, which holds the wheel to the shaft.

7. Mark the shaft at the twelve o'clock position so that you will know where to position the top of the new wheel.

8. Insert a conventional puller into the two tapped holes which appear in the hub of the old wheel and pull off the steering shaft.

9. Remove the original wheel.


Installing the New Steering Wheel

Steps:
1. Place the small tubular metal sleeve down over the steering shaft.

2. Position hub on splined shaft, making certain that the shaft is properly positioned using the mark you made in step 7. You may have to rotate the plastic horn contact tube slightly to align it with the appropriate hole through the hub.

3. Insert plastic sleeve and spring from step 5 without wire into plastic horn housing. If the plastic sleeve extends above the top bolt surface of the custom hub, cut down the sleeve so that it is 1/8-inch below the top of the hub. Remove sleeve.

4. Insert through the plastic sleeve the wire lead that was supplied in the wheel kit. One end will not pass through the sleeve. This bell-shaped end will go into the horn contact housing. Insert the sleeve and wire into the housing and lock into position.

5. Route wire around the hub from the ten o'clock position to about the two o'clock position to properly align wheel. Position post cover and wheel on hub. Make certain that the wire lead passes through the appropriate holes in the two o'clock position. Using the three shoulder bolts provided, fasten the hub, post cover and wheel together, but do not tighten.

6. Check wheel for proper positioning. If correct, reinstall the shaft nut from step 6 and tighten. Reinstall shaft-nut retainer clip. If the retainer does not fit into the groove on the shaft, tighten the nut until it will fit as originally located.

7. Remove shoulder bolts and reinstall them through the retainer ring with the fiber side toward you. Tighten the shoulder bolts with caution - excess torque will result in damage to the hub. The shaft nut, if correctly tightened, will firmly hold the hub and wheel assembly on the shaft.

8. Connect wire lead to the connector on the retainer ring. Position spring on center nut. Align the dimples of the horn cap with reliefs in fiber material and push into the dimples past the fiber. Turn cap left or right until tight.

9. Reconnect battery or replace fuse.


Warnings:
Most aftermarket steering wheels are not equipped with airbags. The above instructions cannot be done on cars equipped with airbags.

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