| I have a 2003 hyundai santa fe. The steering wheel is extremely worn. Is it possible for me to replace myself? |
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l am worried about accidentally deploying the air bag and cannot find any bolts to undo to remove the steering wheel.
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Underground
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is it out of warranty? if its still covered by warranty hyundai r quite lenient with what they will cover. there will be l think 3 little bolts with inverted torx heads behind the horn pad holding it in. loosen them off & take the horn pad off. to be safe disconnect battery negative & unplug wiring. make sure steering wheel & front wheels r dead straight & undo nut ( ithink its 19mm). you will probably have to bash the hell out of the steering wheel to get it off because its on a tapered spline. then put it back together. the yellow wiring is for the airbag, so do not damage it but as long as the battery is disconnected u r safe
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Gerardo
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Unless you have experience with air bags l would not touch it! The force that an air bag deploys when not properly handled is enough to break bones and possibly your neck. l have seen evidence of this happening its not worth the risk mate. Your going to have to purchase a new genuine steering wheel any way so for the 20 mins it will take a professional let them do it.
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pill
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Well , l wo not tell u u SHOULD do it, but l will tell u how I'D do it, LOL! l would disconnect the battery. Then i'd feel around the back of the wheel housing for 2 holes that would contain the fasteners to release the airbag / horn assembly in the middle of the wheel - l know these may be ''Torx Head'' screws , so i'd have my assortment of bits & a driver handle ready to go. Once l release the middle assembly , l notice the wires for the horn & airbag (which r the quick-connector type) & l unhook those. l carefully (repeat.CAREFULLY) remove the center unit, & place it in a safe place, rear seat floorboard has worked a few times for me. Then l see the nut that actually holds the wheel on, & l get the correct socket & socket wrench to remove the nut - l will need a socket extender for this also , since l can not just get a simple wrench with socket in there to get the nut out. With the nut off, l knew in advance that l needed a tool called a ''Steering Wheel Puller & l have it handy - as a rental at my local parts store, where l give them a deposit, which l get back when l return the tool. The tool is pretty simple to use, & it is a simple clamp that pulls the wheel off by tightening a force-bolt that fits into the steering pin , BUT.if l did not know, the parts store will tell me how to use it. Then, it is old wheel off , new wheel on. l will make sure the wheels were straight before l started the project , & line up the marks on the pin & the new wheel as l put it on. Hope my un-official advice helps.
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