MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Lyons on December 31, 2010, 12:22:49 pm

Title: Steering wheel removal
Post by: Lyons on December 31, 2010, 12:22:49 pm

Any good detailed guides on removing the steering wheel in a Mk5 online?

A mate removed mine in a Bora I once had and it appeared easy, but the airbag bit put the fear in me.

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: rich83 on December 31, 2010, 12:27:47 pm

I did a brief one in my DSG fix HOW TO

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22794.0.html

Onve youve got the airbag off if just a case off undoing the triple square bit in the middle of the wheel!

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: Lyons on December 31, 2010, 01:17:48 pm

Cheers for that.

Any idea what size the spline bit is to remove the wheel?

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: rich83 on December 31, 2010, 01:28:19 pm

M12 i think!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: Lyons on December 31, 2010, 03:05:08 pm

M12 indeed! Steering wheels has been of and back on, with new wiper stalk fitted.

Sadly I connected the battery again with the wheel off to check that the wipers were working, and now the airbag light is on.

Will a 15minute battery pull fix it, or is it a job for vagcom?

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: rich83 on December 31, 2010, 06:09:44 pm

No... ive tried that before! Youll need VCDS to clear it!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: h4rdy on January 01, 2011, 09:01:57 pm

About time I did mine I will do it Monday.

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: vRStu on January 01, 2011, 11:09:36 pm

Remember to mark the position of the steering wheel relative to the steering column shaft before removing the wheel.

Title: Re: Steering wheel removal
Post by: calculon on January 02, 2011, 12:04:31 am

Please also note that you should only thighten the bolt that holds the wheel in place up to 5 times. Replace it the sixth time.