Well I got the steering wheel off. After visiting every local auto parts store no one had any thing that could do the job safely.
I met a member online who let me borrow this tool and it worked great. It is so simple I am not sure why the reproduction jeep dealers don’t make em.
Basically you screw it down tight onto the shaft and hit the end with a hammer and it pops the wheel off.
Well with the wheel off I confirmed that my steering shaft is bent along with the steering shaft sleeve. You can see the wear marks on the shaft from the location of the bend.
Also the steering wheel shaft bearings are shot. So I am going to order a whole new sleeve and bearing set.
I tried to find it in the special tools sections of the power train/body/frame manuals for MB, MC or MD. No luck.
Is that FSN 5120-920-0020 stamped on it? Not having any luck with lookups on that number. It's in FSN format (11 digits) so its tooling date is between 1949 to 1975.
Perhaps it was made for m-37, m-715, M-151, or ????
I have used the both the harbor-frieght puller and the home-brew oak block puller method to coax the steering off. I prefer the oak block.
Answer: The item depicted was manufactured by R & O Industries and Co., Pico Rivera, CA. Other sources listed in the National Stock Number file are: Snap-On Part Numbers CG60DB or CG60GB, and Ctec Corp., Benmar Division, Part Number 6200020.
