porschebreath

I removed one from a porsche once and it was easy. Two screws for the air bag and a large nut for the wheel. Do I have to disconnect the battery?. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks

Benz-O-Rama

Search is your friend.

I wrote up a how to on exactly this subject:

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...de-w-pics.html


Enjoy.

porschebreath

Thank you so much. Did you disconnect the battery?. Thanks again.

porschebreath

BTW , I did do a search and there are about 150 threads with steering wheel in them, so after 15 minutes and no answer I just thought I would throw it out there. I guess I shouldn't ask questions , I will just spend the evening searching. I won't even ask about 19 rim fitiment because I should search or the clunk when stopping. In fact maybe this should just be a search site. I'm sure every question has been asked , so don't ask search. Ive had just about every car and have been on every site. I forgot the last time I had a Mercedes how impatient your group can be. I will not ask anymore questions. You all can just keep getting pissed about all the questions that should be searched. I appreciate the answer but not the stupid search comment I keep reading on the question replies.. Later folks.

Benz-O-Rama

Wow.

Welcome to the board. Not a good way to start if you plan to continue to ask for help here. I'll let this one slide. Maybe you didn't notice the smiley ( ), which normally denotes a gentle ribbing, or joke in the forum world.

Hope my write up helps you with your steering wheel install.

lkchris

Advice: don't proceed without the WIS procedures in hand.

Benz-O-Rama

There is something else that I accidentally left out in my howto thread. If you don't do this one thing, the airbag can and WILL explode in your face...

...ahh, nevermind. You'll probably figure it out.

dvmak

Good one Benz !.. LOL

Barry45RPM

nikkatine

So if I am going to swap out the steering wheel, should i disconnect the battery(both?) or can i just follow the steps in your DIY? I asked the Dealership how much to swap one out and they said 150.00. Figured I should just do it myself.

dvmak

Well, since the DIY that Benz posted worked I'd follow that ... otherwise if you disconnect the battery you would have to normalize different modules after reconnecting.

Benz-O-Rama

If it gives you peace of mine, go ahead and disconnect the battery. I've swapped probably 5 of these, in the past 18 months, and never disconnected the battery. If you don't disconnect, just set the keys far away and make sure that some 3 year old doesn't pick them up and start pushing buttons on your fob.

It's a 10-15 minute procedure, if done correctly.

Piece of cake.

nikkatine

Thanks, I'll do it just like that. Figured I'd ask to be safe, I seem to have bad luck with car DIY.

djmallya

I know it's an old comment... but, DAMN that was funny!

Clinton Horn

I changed my leather wheel for a wooden / leather piece and the idea of working on a small bomb is a little unnerving but I have to hope that triggering the airbag accidentally is somewhat remote. A couple of things I ran into:
1. The torx screws on the rear of the wheel that hold the air bag insert are recessed deep into the padding. I did not have a bit that fits into a 1/4" drive so I had to cut the shank off of a perfectly good screwdrive type torx tool to get clearance between the fasteners and the speedometer glass. Moving the steering column up and down and in and out helps.
2. The center torx that holds the wheel to the column is a big one and it has some kind of locking fluid on the threads. You really have to apply lots of torque to break it loose. This puts lots of load on the wheel lock. Try to get someone with some muscle to resist the wheel rotation. You need an extension to get to this fastener and that makes the force you are applying difficult to keep in the right direction. I cut a v notch stick from the floorboard and nested the drive extension in it.
As others have said, with the right tools, it is not a big job. Be sure to align the wheel on the spline shaft by centering the front wheels and the steering wheels.
As remote as it seems, I would still apply loctite to the center wheel fastener. You don't want to find yourself holding the wheel in your lap ala Formula 1 style.

tashakes

Bro, you are venting your anger at the wrong person, AND taking this WAY too seriously. I for one, know that Benz-O is one of the most respected member on this forum, with tons of personal experience on several MB vehicles. He has always been helpful and cordial, and many times a wisea$$, and your comments are completely unwarranted. He did mention that search is your friend (it is) and then he DID proceed to show you the thread that shows you exactly what you are looking for.

What, do you think that he knows the link by heart??? Nope, he took the time to search the forum with keywords that he knew would bring the right answer, then copy/pasted the answer for you to look at. Someone you DO NOT KNOW took the time to lend a helping hand and you come up with this garbage??? I am sure you had a better day after getting the answer to the question you posted.

Anyway, I am sure C does not need anyone to stand up for him, but I really think this was a very ungrateful gesture on your part.

Peace.....

wampa

This thread is about a year old

I am pretty sure that guy left awhile ago.

tashakes

oooooooooohhhhhh, we are in 2010???? No wonder everything looks different!!!!

Just realized the date is 2009!!! But anyway, the ungratefulness of this dude just pi$$ed me off......

Cheers!!!