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Hey guys im having some trouble with my 05 civic coupe. The steering wheel that came when the car when I bought it was stock but has major signs of use so i wanted to swap it out which seemed simple enough. But when I went to remove the Torx screw on each side it felt like wouldnt budge and when i turn it, all it does is make the horn blast and the screw isnt getting looser. Please tell me what Im doing wrong. thanks!

 
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First of all, you need to disconnect the negative battery cable and wait AT LEAST 3 minutes before beginning work. Otherwise you'll blow the airbag. Secondly, hit the torx with some penetrating oil and wait a little while before beginning work to allow the oil to soak in.

 
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Dude, I just did that also, the one torx on the left came out with no trouble, but the right one stripped
I went to home depot and got this e-z out type thing, and I'm in the process of drilling it out now. It just got dark outside and I gave up for the night, so I'll continue tomorow. I pray that it'll work cuz I just got this new steering wheel from a member on this forum, and i can't wait to swap it out


But to answer your question, like lazlong said, disconnect the battery cable and the horn won't sound anymore. Good luck taking the screws out, obviously I didnt have much of it.

 
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I saw you bumped his thread and mentioned the steering wheel had just arrived, was expecting a thread or a comment like this later. Steering wheel swaps never seem to go well on our cars for some reason.. Good luck with the ez outs, be very careful not to break one off because then you are truly in trouble.

A lot of people have trouble getting steering wheels off, so it's a good idea to pick up a steering wheel puller using one of those deposit-rental programs at a parts store. Just a tip.

ps. steering wheel swap would make a great diy if you're up for it.

 
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yeah I know, I'm kind of stressing lol, but if I don't manage to take the screw off, some shop around my house will.... at least I hope so lol. But yeah, I'm down to do a DIY, although I have a stock steering wheel, so it'll be just a simple replacement. One thing I have to figure out is how to post the pics after each paragraph, and not in thumbnails

The screw I'm having trouble with is the torx screw on the right side that holds the airbag, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow lol

 
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To post a picture in text it needs to be hosted on another site, like photobucket.

Make an account there, upload the photo, then select the copy and paste the image code into the text, you'll see the photo where the codes been pasted.

 
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Oh ok, sounds good, will do

 
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Granted, I've only used it 3 times in as many years but, this puller worked flawlessly: http://www.harborfreight.com/46-piec...set-37824.html

 
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Ok, swap is done, tons of pics, so diy on the way, as soon as my sister takes her exam, cuz she needs the laptop