wheel horse steering wheel

[JamesC-120 204]

I have a wheel horse c-120 and the steering wheel needs to be removed and I can't get the roll pin out of the hole. I have tried to use a punch, air hammer, I tried drilling to out but it is super had and just dulls the drill bit. If you have any ideas that would be great.

[Kelly 1,033]

^{I have a roll pin punch bit for my air hammer I got it off ebay but it is a Snap on bit, so far works great, are you trying to save the wheel?}

[JamesC-120 204]

Yes I want to save the wheel

[daveoman1966 3,839]

You (and others) MAY not believe this, but if you can get the ENTIRE steering column off of the tractor (with dash), then you can wiggle the steering wheel into a 20-ton press and the ROLL PIN will actually SHEER off under the pressure.  I have done this 2 or 3 times and it is a little scary...especially when the roll pin sheers off... you get a really loud ....BANG

[pacer 3,177]

I recently completed a major rework on a C-100 which is like the 120 and my wheel WOULD NOT come off, and it was to nice a wheel to keep banging on it.  So I decided to take it off as a unit and use my buddys press like daveo says, But since I only wanted to clean and paint the dash portion, after I got the unit in my hand I could see that it would be pretty simple to just tape up the wheel and paint the dash housing, and sure enough no biggie to just leave the wheel attached.

[Wishin4a416 2,191]

A cobalt bit should drill it out. Those roll pins are hard!

[JamesC-120 204]

Maybe I will head to the store and get a cobalt bit and try that first. The reason I am taking it of is to fix the vibration because the wheel shacks like crazy and is really loud so I might replace the brass bearing insert and if that does not do it I may add some shims. 

[MalMac 1,332]

You will really be surprised if you use a Roll Pin punch it does not have to be a pneumatic one (though that would be nice) just get a set of roll pin punches. After I bought my set i could not believe the difference it made. Being able to keep the punch intact with the pin makes a big difference. I am not saying it will automatically and magically knock your pin out. It just helps a whole lot compared to a regular punch.

[doc724 925]

Can I assume that you did spray it liberally with Kroil, several times over at least a week?  Spray the pin hole and then up under the steering wheel.  I was successful in doing this.  Since I don't have any air tools, I just used a 16 oz hammer and a nail set.  It does take patience.

[JamesC-120 204]

I did use kroil and have been at it since fall trying new  things and it just won't budge 

[pacer 3,177]

I used Kroil and PB Blaster til it was running on the floor! All along I felt like I was getting to much "spring" when a blow was struck so one day I set about engineering a back-up for the steering column just under the wheel. I got some 2x4 scraps and sawed and fitted a contraption going down to the frame that I could wedge against the column - and sure enough I got rid of "spring" and could get a good solid lick on the roll pin, and, yes I was using a roll pin punch with a 2 lb hand sledge .... nothing, nada, zilch!! some of these things just aint gonna come off by driving, it will take a hyd press or cutting them off.