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NA Steering Wheel Removal
So I know I need to disconnect the battery, but anything else I need to do before I pull the stock steering wheel on my NA Miata??
TIA
Nice write-up on how to remove the steering wheel!
Last edited by POS Racing; 06-16-2005 at 08:40 PM. Reason: Found some good stuff on Miata.net!
Did you get a new wheel?
Yea another OEM one to replace my chia wheel! (Thanks Sammm)Originally Posted by Titus
Chia wheel?
The leather on the original one is coming off at a rapid rate and it has a Chia Pet look to it! :alien:Chia wheel?
Ahhh.
I do what I can.
I used those very instructions with great success (i.e. didn't blow anything up, reassembled everything without error). The orange and blue connectors may need a bit of persuading with a flathead to separate, but don't force it (duh) and follow the correct sequence (again, duh).
I had another Mazda airbag wheel off and found orange and blue connectors under the hood -- these would probably be easier to get to than the ones under the column, but I don't remember now whether they're that way in ye olde MX5.
[Cha- Cha- Cha- Chia!]
I may be to late here, but I beieve I read to disconect the battery and let it sit for 30 min to discharge the capacitor. After this it is a good idea to hit the brake pedal to discharge any remaining current. After that it is pretty straight forward.
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional." Haruki Murakami
Thanks Flyin, it's not to late! The wheel is on my list of to-dos this week. I'm taking a few days off to play Bob Villa.
Well I finally got off my ash and replace the wheel when I got home from work! Pretty easy job, but I didn't enjoy handling the airbag it made me nervous!
...handling the airbag it made me nervous!
Looks like you went from leather-wrapped to non-wrapped... doesn't that take you out of stock classing for A/X?
(I keed! I keed!)
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