steering wheel remove?

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    how do i take out the steering wheel? do i just pop the center piece out? i also remove the two pastic cover on the side of the steering column where the screws are. what typpe of screws are those? i havent seen them before???? what tool should i use? lmk thanks
     
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    you will need a puller also, most auto parts stores have them for around $20

    the side bolts are a torx end iirc.
     
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    Or yank really hard...
     
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    so do i have to remove the two side bolts too? or just pull it out?
     
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    I dont think you have to, but its been a while since I have done it so I can be wrong.
     
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    so the middle piece should just pop'd out rite? i need all the info so i can do this the rite way. thanks
     
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    ok, I check my car for you.

    the side bolts are t30 and they hold the center piece/air bag in. the screws dont come all the way out, you just loosen them. I think the 1st time I removed my wheels I just loosened the nut then hit it with a hammer :) I would recomend a puller but it might come out without one
     
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    aight, cool, thanks man
     
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    If it has an air bag you need to disconnect the battery and wait about ten minutes. Then you can disconnect the air bag from the steering wheel.
     
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    ok, thanks. i dnt want to get ko'd in the middle of fixing this lol
     
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    ^ And do the same for when you put the air bag back in if you for some reason reconnect the battery.
     
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    aight thanks, appreciate it.
     
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    hey whats the size of the bolt that holds the steering wheel in place?
     
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