Old Dec 28, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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Default Re: Procedure for removing the steering wheel

Originally Posted by JHM2K
Yes, the T-30 is what you want to use.

T-27 was used on mine half a dozen times with no damage to bolt and with enough security to hold the bag in place during an airbag deployment. T-27 was also recommended to me by the Crossfire/Mercedes tuner veterans on this board, and it worked beautifully each time I needed it. No damage to my bolts at all.

The T-30 *just* fit in my steering wheel, but it took some persuasion.

Neither of these will fit in Steve's airbag bolts.
Well, maybe because it's screwed up.

Seriously though, T-30 is the size. Torx, likewise Phillips are tight taper fits and jam on the taper, that's the way the systems were designed. Maybe someone previously had tried to take out Steve's bolts and distorted the sockets.

Force on a bit that does not fit properly could damage the socket. When using the proper bit always keep an end force on the bit to maintain the sockets shape. The taper avoids distortion when the bit is pressed into it.
 
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