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Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 12:42 pm
by NautiGirl
ColinC wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:35 pm
Would a proper 'steering wheel puller' tool help? They're not expensive. Heck, it could be added to the Cobalt Chat community tool shed!
It's really wasn't that bad - it just takes more force than you would think. Once I mann'ed up and hit it like I meant it the wheel popped off.
Katie pulling on it also most likely helped, but I like to think it was my brute strength that got it off.
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 1:45 pm
by liquid
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:11 pm
liquid wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:00 pm
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 11:46 am
Get it for the thrill and the challenge of trying to get it installed. Took Katie, me, a hammer, and a frantic text to BBP to get ours on.
I don't like that. My wheel is currently perfect. If it rattled or had a little give I'd probably jump off a bridge.
I had the same concerns, I was hitting our steering shaft /w a hammer while thinking "Jesus I am going to break something while trying to take off a perfectly good steering wheel, I am an idiot." In the end the upgrade is worth it the new one looks great on the boat.
If your 190 is anything like Katie's the clips that hold the center cover on are going to eventually break. When that happens you will have to zip tie the center cover to the wheel. The greatest boat ever made deserves better. Order it up.
The 2002 model has this wheel. It's basically the greatest steering wheel of all time.
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 2:04 pm
by akorcovelos
liquid wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 1:45 pm
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:11 pm
liquid wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:00 pm
I don't like that. My wheel is currently perfect. If it rattled or had a little give I'd probably jump off a bridge.
I had the same concerns, I was hitting our steering shaft /w a hammer while thinking "Jesus I am going to break something while trying to take off a perfectly good steering wheel, I am an idiot." In the end the upgrade is worth it the new one looks great on the boat.
If your 190 is anything like Katie's the clips that hold the center cover on are going to eventually break. When that happens you will have to zip tie the center cover to the wheel. The greatest boat ever made deserves better. Order it up.
The 2002 model has this wheel. It's basically the greatest steering wheel of all time.
That's the one I upgraded to, and I agree it's beautiful and fits the boat perfectly. Mine doesn't have the chrome center though, that looks sharp.
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 2:40 pm
by JTinMO
The swap is really not that bad. Mine did not need a massive hammer blow to free. More like smaller "medium" strength taps while pulling on the wheel. Only took about 4-5 hits on the shaft head and it was free. Not long enough for me to rethink the swap. Once it was free the new one was installed and done in 2-3 minutes. Took me longer to figure out how to get the center wheel cover off to access the shaft bolt.
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 3:56 pm
by Ytmsn
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:42 pm
ColinC wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:35 pm
Would a proper 'steering wheel puller' tool help? They're not expensive. Heck, it could be added to the Cobalt Chat community tool shed!
It's really wasn't that bad - it just takes more force than you would think. Once I mann'ed up and hit it like I meant it the wheel popped off.
Katie pulling on it also most likely helped, but I like to think it was my brute strength that got it off.
I would have paid a hundred to see what happened if you hit her fingers while she was pulling on that steering wheel!
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:27 pm
by Big Block Power
Ytmsn wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 3:56 pm
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:42 pm
ColinC wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:35 pm
Would a proper 'steering wheel puller' tool help? They're not expensive. Heck, it could be added to the Cobalt Chat community tool shed!
It's really wasn't that bad - it just takes more force than you would think. Once I mann'ed up and hit it like I meant it the wheel popped off.
Katie pulling on it also most likely helped, but I like to think it was my brute strength that got it off.
I would have paid a hundred to see what happened if you hit her fingers while she was pulling on that steering wheel!
It was funny they were on speaker phone as she's yelling at him. Swing that Hammer like a man and don't hit me
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:46 pm
by NautiGirl
Big Block Power wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 6:27 pm
Ytmsn wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 3:56 pm
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:42 pm
It's really wasn't that bad - it just takes more force than you would think. Once I mann'ed up and hit it like I meant it the wheel popped off.
Katie pulling on it also most likely helped, but I like to think it was my brute strength that got it off.
I would have paid a hundred to see what happened if you hit her fingers while she was pulling on that steering wheel!
It was funny they were on speaker phone as she's yelling at him. Swing that Hammer like a man and don't hit me
BB you weren't supposed to tell anyone!
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:49 pm
by Big Block Power
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 6:46 pm
Big Block Power wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 6:27 pm
Ytmsn wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 3:56 pm
I would have paid a hundred to see what happened if you hit her fingers while she was pulling on that steering wheel!
It was funny they were on speaker phone as she's yelling at him. Swing that Hammer like a man and don't hit me
BB you weren't supposed to tell anyone!
I couldn't hold back anymore. Blame it on my other short buddy Yt
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 12:26 pm
by liquid
akorcovelos wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 2:04 pm
liquid wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 1:45 pm
NautiGirl wrote: Wed May 08, 2019 12:11 pm
I had the same concerns, I was hitting our steering shaft /w a hammer while thinking "Jesus I am going to break something while trying to take off a perfectly good steering wheel, I am an idiot." In the end the upgrade is worth it the new one looks great on the boat.
If your 190 is anything like Katie's the clips that hold the center cover on are going to eventually break. When that happens you will have to zip tie the center cover to the wheel. The greatest boat ever made deserves better. Order it up.
The 2002 model has this wheel. It's basically the greatest steering wheel of all time.
That's the one I upgraded to, and I agree it's beautiful and fits the boat perfectly. Mine doesn't have the chrome center though, that looks sharp.
Some say the sharpest ever made.
Re: Sneaky Wheel
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 12:28 pm
by liquid
