KW Steering Wheel Removal

Should be one large nut under the center cover.Most are tapered shaft and the splines will be tight.
A wheel puller may be needed or a swift smack of a hammer from the underside of the steering wheel.
Be careful also for any wires that may be in there if the truck has the city horn or any other controls on the steering wheel.

 

What he said. A steering wheel puller is best. When I took the one off my 2000 Pete, it made a hell of a pop when it finally came loose. Thought I broke it. lol

 

Grab a puller from any auto store makes it really easy, then i returnit the next day , thats what i did

 

Like everyone has said, you will need a puller. I do alignments and recenter steering wheels all the time. I have never come across one that came off without needing a puller.

 

The steering wheel im takin out used the shops puller and it stripped it days almost over but gonna get another puller tomorrow pretty new to diesel mechanics but it suppose to be on so tight that you need an impact?

 

Depending on the Steering Wheel, some you don't need a puller, just spray some PB Blaster or WD-40 on the shaft and threads.

Hold the wheel at the 2 and 8 o'clock position and rock it up, while pulling up at the same time, than do the same thing at the 10 and 4 o'clock position.

Do it until the wheel pops off.

If you like your teeth and face, I would keep the steering wheel fastener on there loosely, because when the wheel pops off, you'll know about it.

 

Buy a steering wheel puller. You will need it again someday

 

Better yet is there anyway to bypass a 2008 W900 Kenworth smartwheel just get rid of it completely what's entailed and doing it I have the schematics