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I just bought a used 00 Silverado 2500 and the steering wheel is "crooked" When you drive straight the steering wheel looks as if your halfway through a left hand turn. It had an alignment done when the new tires were put on but the wheel is way off. The previous owner said his mechanic friend had removed it for something but didn't put it back on straight and he never cared to get it fixed. I know I have to disconnect the battery so the airbag doesn't go off on me but I couldn't see and screws when I looked. Anyone know how to remove this?

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I just bought a used 00 Silverado 2500 and the steering wheel is "crooked" When you drive straight the steering wheel looks as if your halfway through a left hand turn. It had an alignment done when the new tires were put on but the wheel is way off. The previous owner said his mechanic friend had removed it for something but didn't put it back on straight and he never cared to get it fixed. I know I have to disconnect the battery so the airbag doesn't go off on me but I couldn't see and screws when I looked. Anyone know how to remove this?

 

I am 99% sure that your steering wheel has a master spline on it, meaning it can only go on one way.

If you want to take it off you need a small flat head screwdriver (about 1/4" blade) from the back of the steering wheel you will see rectangle holes the screw driver goes in those and turns one quarter turn this pushes the bar that holds the airbag in place keep just a slight amount of pull on the airbag and it will come off.

Once you do this you will expose the clockspring and the retaining clip that holds the steering wheel itself on, these can be removed with two picks or a couple of small screw drivers. Once all of that is done pound on each side of the steering wheel (one side at a time) like someone just cut you off until it is loose and remove it. A lot of people will use a steering wheel puller but I haven't needed one yet and I have taken quite a few apart.

BTW definatly disconnect the battery.

Good luck

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Alright, once the weather stops being so crappy out I'll give it a shot. However the guide that you gave me shows 2 holes on the sides to release the airbag. I don't have those. I think Black-sierra is right as I can feel a rectangle hole on the back so I'll give that a shot. Also completely off topic, I have the sliding rear window and 2 of the sections are smashed out. Where would be a good place to get a replacement? I checked GMPartsdirect but they only had the solid rear window. Was thinking of getting the entire rear window since it's broken and seperating away from the cab.

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