1978 924 Steering Wheel Removal

On the 944 it simply pulls off (a good pull!). May be a little easier if you
pull towards you from one side at a time.

Alec
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Alec wrote:

> On the 944 it simply pulls off (a good pull!). May be a little easier if
> you pull towards you from one side at a time.
>
> Alec

OK, just to make sure before I start ripping plastic off, I am not talking
about the whole wheel, just the part under the rubber cover. The horn
part, that moves when you push the horn. I am attempting to ultimately
straiten out my wheel, as it is not centered properly.

So to clarify, to remove the steering wheel I need to remove the rubber horn
cover, grab the plastic piece and pull it straight back. That will expose
the steering wheel nut, and allow me to remove the steering wheel, and
recenter it. Right?

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Paul wrote:

> Alec wrote:
>
>> On the 944 it simply pulls off (a good pull!). May be a little easier if
>> you pull towards you from one side at a time.
>>
>> Alec
>
> OK, just to make sure before I start ripping plastic off, I am not talking
> about the whole wheel, just the part under the rubber cover. The horn
> part, that moves when you push the horn. I am attempting to ultimately
> straiten out my wheel, as it is not centered properly.
>
> So to clarify, to remove the steering wheel I need to remove the rubber
> horn
> cover, grab the plastic piece and pull it straight back. That will expose
> the steering wheel nut, and allow me to remove the steering wheel, and
> recenter it. Right?
>

To complete this saga, indeed you just grab and pull. Snapped it off,
centered my wheel, and popped it back on.

Can't wait to drive it tommorrow and actually SEE my tach!

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On the 944 the rectangular button about 6ins by 2ins in the centre of the
wheel with the word Porsche on it simply pulls off towards you if you are
sitting in the seat. My manual says "Start at the lower outside corners" It
is simply clipped on very firmly.

You can get an idea of this by going to your Porsche web site where the
illustrated parts lists are available for free. The relevant picture is in
the steering section.

Check that the 924 is similar

Alec


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> Alec wrote:
>
>> On the 944 it simply pulls off (a good pull!). May be a little easier if
>> you pull towards you from one side at a time.
>>
>> Alec
>
> OK, just to make sure before I start ripping plastic off, I am not talking
> about the whole wheel, just the part under the rubber cover. The horn
> part, that moves when you push the horn. I am attempting to ultimately
> straiten out my wheel, as it is not centered properly.
>
> So to clarify, to remove the steering wheel I need to remove the rubber
> horn
> cover, grab the plastic piece and pull it straight back. That will expose
> the steering wheel nut, and allow me to remove the steering wheel, and
> recenter it. Right?
>
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I see you got the horn off and got the wheel realigned, but a deeper
question here is why was the steering wheel not pointing straight ahead when
the front wheels were. Have you had the alignment checked? Does the car
pull?

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> Probably a stupid question, but I REALLY don't want to brake the horn, or
> have the stupid thing blaring on permanently. Any way, how do you remove
> the horn button on a 1978 924? I see no easy way (screws or the like) to
> remove it, and do not want to use force.
> Thanks.
> Paul.
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Jim wrote:

> I see you got the horn off and got the wheel realigned, but a deeper
> question here is why was the steering wheel not pointing straight ahead
> when the front wheels were. Have you had the alignment checked? Does the
> car pull?
>

The short answer: No, and No.

The long answer:
When I got the car I had no idea that its maintenance had been ignored for
so long. I saw the price tag, and some of the work that the previous owner
had done that looked very good, and assumed that he had the same idea of
what it meant to properly maintain a vehicle as I did. I was wrong. The
wheel was cocked at about 45 degrees to the left. The steering drive shaft
had a huge amount of slop, and when the pilot bearing seized on it and I
decided to let a local shop repair it they insisted I replace the shaft. I
found a used one, and gave it to them. They put it on, and when I asked if
they had centered the wheel the owner dismissed my question by saying the
shaft only went on one way ( I have not confirmed if this is true or not)
He also warned me that the control arms were going to fail and rust
through. They did, so I completely rebuilt the front end myself. Since
then I have monitored the pull, and the tires, and after 2000 miles I see
absolutely no sign of any misalignment. As this is supposed to be my
beater car to keep the miles off of my other cars I'd rather not fork over
the 60-120 USD to align it if it would have minimal affect on the
performance. My guess is that either the shaft gave way and someone
attempted a repair, or someone was attempting to repair the turnsignal
cancel.

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