How to remove e30 steering wheel without ignition key?

[Mr. Burns]

It's in a pnp.

Flathead screwdriver+hammer and bash?

I'd much rather not be so barbaric...

[LJ851]

It's in a pnp.

Flathead screwdriver+hammer and bash?

I'd much rather not be so barbaric...

It is a barbaric task, there will be some carnage.

[Swanny]

Get with it.

Would also recommend something with a hex or squared shaft that you could get a crescent or adjustable wrench on to get better leverage to pop the cylinder once you bang it in there.

Vids of barbaric task are appreciated

[DER E30]

I'm confused. My steering wheel came right off with one nut behind the emblem... Of course I just moved it over a notch and put it back together... How should it be barbaric?

[matthugie]

I'm confused. My steering wheel came right off with one nut behind the emblem... Of course I just moved it over a notch and put it back together... How should it be barbaric?

The car is at a junkyard, OP has no key to release the wheel. Yours shouldn't have just come off without the key in the ignition.

[DER E30]

Weird... I had the key in it for the beginning, then pulled the key to use the locking plate thing to keep the steering from going anywhere while I re-centered it. Maybe its just another thing that's half broken on my car Wouldn't be the first time

[Chessmaster]

Get a trunk lock, go to shady place in town and get a key made for cheap. Is it late or early model, you can prob just saw zall the steering column then just unbolt it.

[Swanny]

Why do that much?

[Mr. Burns]

Get with it.

Vids of barbaric task are appreciated

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[glnr13]

nah man, hack saw the aluminum lock that holds the wheel in. comes out in 5-10 mins of sawing.

i read this and followed it to a T and got an mtech1 out of the junks:

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111073

the first time i tried to barbarian that thing out I bent the top of the wheel and nicked couple of the splines, wasn't happy.

[Sea Aych]

Try putting your e30s key in the junkyard car's iginition...It may surprise you depending on how old and worn out the cylinder is. I've had it work twice!

Otherwise yeah take the trunk lock or the door one to a shady locksmith

[Milehigh30]

what sea aych said. i found a mtech 1 but no key. another guy found another mtech1 in same yard and they car had the key. so i grabbed the keys and fiddled with the key and it worked. so i saved the key for future tries. i stopped at a different yard 2 days later and found a almost perfect mtech1 and grabbed the keys and sure enough it worked again!

[AwakenNoMore]

Just hacksaw right behind the wheel between the wheel and the plastic column cover, you will know when its free when you can turn the wheel.

[Thizzelle]

I've unbolted the 22mm then just shook it back and forth until metal in back bent out enough for wheel to come off. then just hammer it back flat.

[g.ruff561]

^^^^^^ did that not ruin the spline?