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Junkyard steering wheel removal
Is there a way to remove the E34's steering without having the ignition key? The pick-your-part place around the corner has a couple nice-looking ones, but what I really need is the slip ring that goes behind the wheel. I'd like to be respectful of the yard and not hacksaw the poor thing off like I've seen some other people do. Am I out of luck? That ring costs $130 from BMA and would be like $5 from the yard...
Kristuphir
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'91 535i, 5-speed, black on black
'59 Ford F-100 camper special
'77 Honda CB550K (inert)
5-10 Grand Master
the wheels that are held in with the 22mm nut are locked in with the steering lock and requier cutting/breaking of the lock, if your car has a 18/19mm bolt holding the wheel it won't work anyway, you need a 91 and up parts car
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
Big Time Poster
Right. I have a '91, I'm looking at '91s...is there a method of breaking this lock that won't attract too much attention?
Kristuphir
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'91 535i, 5-speed, black on black
'59 Ford F-100 camper special
'77 Honda CB550K (inert)
Grand Master
is it not possible that the scrap guy has the keys???
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Well, there are several hundred cars in this yard, so I dunno. But I suppose it'd be worth asking...
Kristuphir
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'91 535i, 5-speed, black on black
'59 Ford F-100 camper special
'77 Honda CB550K (inert)
Grand Master
certainly the cars are more useful with the keys, they should show up with them. Whether he is organised is another story!
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5-10 Grand Master
i hate that **** when they show up without keys espcially when the car is a fixer, the dealer will not order a replacement key without the car being in the shop's name so it's a royal pain in the ass, theres ways around this aslong as the car is 94-95 and older, the newer cars have that coded key ******** and need a expensive trip to the dealer to be coded
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
Grand Master
How lucky are some people...Originally Posted by Kristuphir
Cheers
Wingman
'89 525i/A Exec 193000kms
'94 Subaru Liberty AWD Wagon
Looking for Merc 300TE
NSW, Australia
3 Grand Master
It might be easier to just pull the column in its entirety, then attack it in the peace and comfort of your own garage. The PP people might not be smart enough to realize that the column is practically useless (unless it's a power telescoping column, in which case it is 50% of what you need to do my power tilt/telescoping conversion), though, so you might have to explain that to them when they're deciding what you should pay for it.
best, whit
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Basically it is not possible to get the steering off or on without a key.
Look at the nice bolt sticking out at the bottom of the part
http://bmwe32.masscom.net/sean750/da...eringWheel.jpg
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