well my horn is bad and will only work when the steering wheel is turned to the left. i was told i was some contact thing and i tried to find it but i got stuck. i got the bad off, the horn brackets and the steering wheel nut but i couldnt get the wheel off. what am i missing? how would i fix this, its just annoying when i cant honk at people driving like jacka!@es

 

my horn is soooo quiet it aint even funny...goin through town doing 25 i cant even hear it...im just gonna upgrade it to a bigger better one off of a chevy or a dodge...lol

 

I believe the steering wheel is pressed on to a splined shaft and secured with bolts. You'll need a puller to get it off.

I think all steering wheels are fitted like this.

 

Must... Resist... Urge... To... Be... Smartass...

 

that sucks! is the thing im looking for behind the steering wheel?

lol i know, i was chuckling while i was writing it

 

yepI'm still chuckling.

 

You don't have to use a puller on toyota steering wheels. Just wiggle firmly back and forth, and the steering wheel will pop off.







Dammit, now I have to resist....the....urge....

 

^^ What he said, ive done it many times like that, no steering wheel puller needed.

 

Be careful when your pulling on it though. People have been known to bust their noses with the wheel when it finally comes loose.

 

thats why you leave a few turns on the bolt ... but like deathcougar said they pop right off

 

My friend back in high school did that. He was a big guy, he thought he could get it off. Started to really get in to it then WACK. lol.

 

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While you're working on the horn, you might as well upgrade.

 

honestly i just want it working again. i guess i gotta start pullin lol

 

post pics of nose after said imminant impact. i love when even tho ive been warned about something i go right ahead and do it anyway, i never learn lol.

cracked distributor on a 79 camaro..... sat in rain all night.... next day dad trying to start it.... told me not to touch anything.... hand on distributor right as it fired up..... = my 14yo ass tossed 6 feet back by the shock of my life....

 

Still....resisting...urge.....

 

Don't fight it 'Coug......very bad things can happen when you fight it.......just follow your feelings, young Deathawan.....

 

The steering wheel has a brass ring on the back of it, and the horn contact is a brass spring loaded pin. (so it is on my 88). You may be able to see the contact point by removing the steering column trim without removing the wheel. If the spring gets gummed up, it doesn't keep constant contact with the ring as you turn the wheel. Sometimes the grease they put on the ring gets a little dust gummed and causes contact loss too.

If you don't have a steering wheel press, you can try a rubber mallet to the back of the wheel. I was able to simulate a press by using a piece of metal with holes about where the threaded holes in the wheel are, on either side of the nut. put a couple metric bolts in there and tighten, and it pulls the wheel up and off.

 

Again....you don't need any fancy tools for taking off the wheel. Just wiggle it back and forth, and it will pop off.