Changing The Steering Wheel?

[Spandex Sidney]

Is this a difficult job with airbag and various controls on it?

Just thinking about looking for a better nick wheel for my GS430

[tameracingdriver]

Disconnect the Battery first and leave the car for ten minutes or so before starting on the job.

Once you've removed the two covers either side of the steering wheel, you should see a couple of torx head bolts. Unscrew these and carefully pull the airbag forward to remove it. Disconnect wiring plug and place it somewhere safe - do not place it face down.

It's then simply a case of removing the wiring plug from the slip ring for the cruise control and audio, undo the steering wheel centre nut (but leave it on so it doesn't hit you in the face when you pull it!) and grasp the wheel at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock and wiggle it firmly to release it from the column splines.

Do not strike the steering column with a hammer if the wheel doesn't come off - persist with the wiggling method and it will come off. I've never come across one yet that was firmly stuck on the column!

[tameracingdriver]

How did you get on with this bud?