removing stearing wheel

paul · Post by **paul** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:03 pm

i plan on finishing mine this summer

vtdeucedriver · Post by **vtdeucedriver** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:23 pm

powerwagontim wrote:
You going to have your M37 done this summer????
Dude, you need to quit your day job and go on the comedy circuit, cause that is funny!
Winter is when I get most of my wrenching done, and this winter has seen VERY little M37 progress. I have however completed a bunch of other projects that stood in the way of my focusing on the M37. I have one more biggy to wrap up, the completion of a 1962 Triumph TR-3a that has been taking up half of my shop for waaaay too long. It needs to be done and moved out before I can really start putting the M back together. At this point it is in a million parts, many of which are all painted and ready to go.
I know if I move the TR3a out and start the M, I will never go back and finish the TR. I just know myself.
So, my plan is to have all decks cleared for action next winter, with any luck you are only a year off.
I still hope to make the MV get-together this summer in the Power Wagon though.
Tim

OK we will be lookin for ya. At some point we need to get together, I would like to see the strata blue pile of parts

Hey, did I ask you this before. Do you know what happend to all the M37s that Geirox Bros had in there scrap yard??? I had looked at em and he did not want to sell individually, he wanted them all gone and I really did not want to fill my parrents yard with boned out M37s. Even tho, there were some REALLY NICE PARTS on most of them!!

vtdeucedriver · Post by **vtdeucedriver** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:24 pm

powerwagontim wrote:
You going to have your M37 done this summer????
Dude, you need to quit your day job and go on the comedy circuit, cause that is funny!
Winter is when I get most of my wrenching done, and this winter has seen VERY little M37 progress. I have however completed a bunch of other projects that stood in the way of my focusing on the M37. I have one more biggy to wrap up, the completion of a 1962 Triumph TR-3a that has been taking up half of my shop for waaaay too long. It needs to be done and moved out before I can really start putting the M back together. At this point it is in a million parts, many of which are all painted and ready to go.
I know if I move the TR3a out and start the M, I will never go back and finish the TR. I just know myself.
So, my plan is to have all decks cleared for action next winter, with any luck you are only a year off.
I still hope to make the MV get-together this summer in the Power Wagon though.
Tim

OK we will be lookin for ya. At some point we need to get together, I would like to see the strata blue pile of parts

Hey, did I ask you this before. Do you know what happend to all the M37s that Geirox Bros had in there scrap yard??? I had looked at em and he did not want to sell individually, he wanted them all gone and I really did not want to fill my parrents yard with boned out M37s. Even tho, there were some REALLY NICE PARTS on most of them!!

powerwagontim · Post by **powerwagontim** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:05 am

Yeah, I could have written that paragraph about the Giroux M37s. I also looked at them but couldnt get Victor to agree to my offer. A guy in Hinesburg bought them, years later I bought a bed from one of them.
It would be great to get together, I am working in the shop most of the time for the next 3 weeks, give me a call and we can set up a good time.
989-4106
Thanks,
Tim

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:28 am

Yeah Tim,
Leaving the nut flush with the top of the shaft provides a better platform for the puller to push on (as we both know!).
Gary

paul · Post by **paul** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:32 pm

left the nut on and broke the nut , made a pauller but my clamp was to small, will weld a bigger clamp on it tomorow, i removed the whole box trough the pedal for now

vtdeucedriver · Post by **vtdeucedriver** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:48 pm

powerwagontim wrote:Yeah, I could have written that paragraph about the Giroux M37s. I also looked at them but couldnt get Victor to agree to my offer. A guy in Hinesburg bought them, years later I bought a bed from one of them.
It would be great to get together, I am working in the shop most of the time for the next 3 weeks, give me a call and we can set up a good time.
989-4106
Thanks,
Tim

Do you know if there is anything left???

powerwagontim · Post by **powerwagontim** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:45 pm

Yeah, the guy who bought them still has them stashed here and there at his place, less assorted bits and pieces. Anything you are looking for in particular?
Tim

hbb · Post by **hbb** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:33 pm

Item number: 330399278607
Item location: HESPERIA CA, United States
mil spec puller on ebay buy it now for $125.00
new in the box
hb

vtdeucedriver · Post by **vtdeucedriver** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:02 am

powerwagontim wrote:Yeah, the guy who bought them still has them stashed here and there at his place, less assorted bits and pieces. Anything you are looking for in particular?
Tim

Yes a good bed.

neverfinished · Post by **neverfinished** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:09 pm

originally posted 3-6-09: as mentioned above, be sure to leave the nut flush at the top of the shaft.

I always wanted one of those original puller setups but couldn't justify the price. I cautiously tried a few different methods unsuccessfully. One day as I stood there looking at it I decided that since I was replacing that wheel anyway I would just drill and tap it-2 holes 180" apart on either side of the ring around the splines. Installed a typical harmonic balancer/steering wheel puller and it came right off. Just be sure not to drill all the way through if you want to save the wheel and be sure to presoak the splines for a few days with a good penetrant.

powerwagontim · Post by **powerwagontim** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:34 pm

Yes a good bed.

I bought the only extra bed he had. No great shakes but its a start.
Tim

paul · Post by **paul** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:45 pm

geez vt deuce driver and power wagon tim, you are the resident tread highjacker or what, hard to get to the info i am looking for when i have two people talking about a VERY different subject in the question tread i started, not very polite please use private message, i missed the puller information for 2 days until now, thanks have a nice day

powerwagontim · Post by **powerwagontim** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:02 pm

Paul,
I offered to lend you my puller, then I described in detail how the puller is constructed so you could make your own, and then tips for pulling the wheel without damaging anything. I dont see anyone else offering that. What else is there to be said about pulling the wheel?
Sorry if that is considered being rude, next time I wont bother answering your questions.
Tim

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:15 pm

Paul,
Tim went above and beyond to help you out. We on this forum have learned that we must always take additional looks at every topic to see what might be fresh information-scrolling down only takes a minute. We're all happy to help and don't want you to shy away-these are great folks here one and all (that includes you, Paul).

Gary