Complete Removal of Stock EK4 Steering wheel...

98BomexCiv · Post by **98BomexCiv** » January 06, 2005

Hey guys I need your help on this one, Im planning on taking out my stock 98 Civic steering wheel. What are the steps I need to follow to go about this? One more thing I plan on taking out my passenger side too, really could use some help thanks guys!

The_Civic · Post by **The_Civic** » January 06, 2005

wait... do you mean the entire wheel? or just the air bags? regardless, it's not too difficult... on the wheel, there are two torque screws (star) on the left and right... i believe they are either t25 or t30... once you take those off, just remove the airbag, disconnect the horn and srs cables... then with a 17mm socket, take out the main nut holding the wheel...
:::NOTE:: Make sure that your wheels are straight BEFORE you remove the wheel, if not your alingment will be off:::
once you have the nut off simply pull off the wheel and you're done... shouldn't take more than 10 minutes... have fun

hondalowlow · Post by **hondalowlow** » January 07, 2005

sorry about the subject discription.. he got a aftermarket wheel and he was wondering how to remove the airbag then the wheel. just to clear things up.. thank you for the help. i myself wanst shure if they were phillips or torx screws..

The_Civic · Post by **The_Civic** » January 07, 2005

hondalowlow wrote:i myself wanst shure if they were phillips or torx screws..

damn, i knew i spelled torx wrong... ehh, close enough, haha

munster · Post by **munster** » January 07, 2005

The_Civic wrote:
hondalowlow wrote:i myself wanst shure if they were phillips or torx screws..
damn, i knew i spelled torx wrong... ehh, close enough, haha

That's bad if he's correcting your spelling. He can't spell worth a shit.

98BomexCiv · Post by **98BomexCiv** » January 19, 2005

Hey guys thanks for the help the steering wheel went in fine other than the hub that was sent to me didnt fit, oh well I got a Sparco one to replace it that now fits. Thanks for the help!

TRAVASS · Post by **TRAVASS** » January 19, 2005

I see you already figured it out, but to anyone else, make sure you disconnect the bettery before messing with the air bags. One simple slip of a screwdriver could cause the wires to short and deploy the airbag.
Oh and good point about keeping the wheels perfectly strait, cuz when i put mine back on it was slightly tilted to one side so i went down the road with the nut on the wheel loose, then remover the wheel and quickly put it back on. On problem was that when i did this the battery was of course connected, which caused the airbag light to come on. I had to go to the dealership to get it turned off. (another good reason to disconnect the battery terminals) This was on my da integra btw not my crx, of course.

98BomexCiv · Post by **98BomexCiv** » January 20, 2005

Well I didnt disconnect mine even though I should have I just disconnected it then removed it...and the srs light being on, not a prob other than takin apart the gauge cluster and taking the bulb out...Next is the passenger side airbag anyone got tips on how to remove it now haha?

hondalowlow · Post by **hondalowlow** » January 20, 2005

we got it done..

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Complete Removal of Stock EK4 Steering wheel...

Complete Removal of Stock EK4 Steering wheel...

Thanks Everyone...

Good Call