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Offline Lyons

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Steering wheel removal
« on: December 31, 2010, 12:22:49 pm »
Any good detailed guides on removing the steering wheel in a Mk5 online?

A mate removed mine in a Bora I once had and it appeared easy, but the airbag bit put the fear in me.
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2010, 12:27:47 pm »
I did a brief one in my DSG fix HOW TO

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22794.0.html

Onve youve got the airbag off if just a case off undoing the triple square bit in the middle of the wheel!
« Last Edit: December 31, 2010, 12:30:50 pm by richwig83 »
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2010, 01:17:48 pm »
Cheers for that.

Any idea what size the spline bit is to remove the wheel?
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2010, 01:28:19 pm »
M12 i think!  :happy2:
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2010, 03:05:08 pm »
M12 indeed! Steering wheels has been of and back on, with new wiper stalk fitted.

Sadly I connected the battery again with the wheel off to check that the wipers were working, and now the airbag light is on.

Will a 15minute battery pull fix it, or is it a job for vagcom?
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2010, 06:09:44 pm »
No... ive tried that before! Youll need VCDS to clear it!  :happy2:
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2011, 09:01:57 pm »
About time I did mine I will do it Monday.
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2011, 11:09:36 pm »
Remember to mark the position of the steering wheel relative to the steering column shaft before removing the wheel.
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Re: Steering wheel removal
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2011, 12:04:31 am »
Please also note that you should only thighten the bolt that holds the wheel in place up to 5 times. Replace it the sixth time.
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