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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    It’s pretty tough material. Now that I got the nut off, I can’t even remove my wrench from the Delrin socket. I used a metric size...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    Even with the nut driver and a big wrench, the nut was a bear to remove. Would have been tough with a crescent wrench.
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    Here’s what I found to remove the nut. Once it was off, the wheel came right off without a wheel puller.
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    This is an old thread that explains it is the threaded nut that holds the wheel in place, not a cosmetic cap...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    Mine is definitely original equipment. Would that make it Edson or Lewmar? Good idea on utube.
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    No idea whether it's an Edson wheel. I just assumed it was a cover nut that would screw off. It would be nice if it is a pop off nut. I...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    I cut some plastic pads, taping them in place, but the heavy duty crescent wrench was just too large and cumbersome preventing me from...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    My steering is sucking air from somewhere in the helm. It's leaking fluid slightly from underneath the tilt button housing as well as...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Steering wheel removal.
    No way to do it with your hand. My crescent wrench's opening is about 1/4" too small. Have a large heavy duty one, but's just too...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Cup Holder Hose.
    LoopyO, in my 2011 225, as stated by Hookup1, the drain tubes attached to the bow cup holders run through the carpet holes into the bilge.
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    wlewis posted the thread Steering wheel removal in General Discussion.
    Does anyone know how to remove this cosmetic steering wheel hub nut without scuffing it up? I need to access the real nut that holds the...
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    wlewis replied to the thread Would you avoid a mid 90s Grady White in the 2020s?.
    GW started using XL Greenwood in ‘97 or ‘98.
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