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JamesC-120

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.

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Kelly

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?

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JamesC-120

Yes I want to save the wheel

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daveoman1966

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

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pacer

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.

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Wishin4a416

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

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JamesC-120

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. 

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MalMac

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.

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doc724

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.

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JamesC-120

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

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pacer

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.

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