 |
07-07-2013, 11:45 AM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 385
|
F53 Steering Wheel
How do you take off the Steering Wheel on a 1999 F53. Has Horn in centre and Cruise buttons.
Have they a main spline so it can not be repositioned in a different position.
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
07-07-2013, 01:23 PM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Buxton, North Dakota
Posts: 3,940
|
Take a look at this. It does have splines, but you may not have to remove it
Ford Clear Vision Bulletin
__________________
2003 Winnebago Adventurer 38G F53/ V10 605 watts of Solar
1999 Winnebago Brave 35C F53V10 Handicap Equipped
1999 Jeep Cherokee, 1991 Jeep Wrangler Renegade and 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Diesel
|
|
|
|
|
07-07-2013, 02:23 PM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 388
|
If it helps, the turn signal module on the 99 F53 can be changed out/removed without pulling the steering wheel.
|
|
|
|
|
07-07-2013, 02:41 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Thor Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wherever the rig is parked
Posts: 8,092
|
I watched a tech remove the wheel on my 2013 F53. 4 bolts hold on the horn assembly (deep socket from below) then a single spline bolt. The spline is non adjustable. If the wheel angle needs to be changed, you have to loosen the bottom spline where the shaft enters the steering box.
__________________
Bruce Dickson 2013 Thor Challenger 37GT, 5 Star Tune, Safe-T-Plus Steering Control with Air Trim, Roadmaster front and rear Sway Bars, SuperSteer rear Track Bar, Crossfires, 2018 Honda CRV . Full timers since Jan 2012.
|
|
|
|
|
07-07-2013, 09:45 PM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner Georgie Boy Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Winnipeg Manitoba
Posts: 329
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by bdickson
I watched a tech remove the wheel on my 2013 F53. 4 bolts hold on the horn assembly (deep socket from below) then a single spline bolt. The spline is non adjustable. If the wheel angle needs to be changed, you have to loosen the bottom spline where the shaft enters the steering box.
|
This is incorrect .The splines on the steering wheel will fit on the shaft any where .But there are usually stamp marks that you can line up . The removal procedure is correct . What I am wondering is why are you removing the steering wheel ?
__________________
Excell
1999 Georgie Boy Landau 3512 on Ford F53
2006 Mazda Tribute ,2001 Goldwing
|
|
|
|
|
07-08-2013, 08:45 AM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,968
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Destination
How do you take off the Steering Wheel on a 1999 F53. Has Horn in centre and Cruise buttons.
Have they a main spline so it can not be repositioned in a different position.
|
The 1999 F53 chassis doesn't have a main spline on the steering shaft. The steering wheel can be removed and reinstalled at any position. Ford has a bulletin
QVM Bulletin No. Q-59:
F53 MOTOR HOME CHASSIS CLEAR VISION AND ALIGNMENT POLICY CHANGE
This bulletin explains how to remove and reinstall the steering wheel after an alignment.
On Edit: When I originally opened this thread there were no responses shown. After creating and submitting a response several previously written responses appeared. I tried to delete the post, but for some reason cannot. I guess you'll have to live with another response duplicating all the others.
__________________
Hikerdogs
2013 Adventurer 32H
|
|
|
|
|
07-08-2013, 09:11 AM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Thor Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wherever the rig is parked
Posts: 8,092
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Excell
This is incorrect .The splines on the steering wheel will fit on the shaft any where .But there are usually stamp marks that you can line up . The removal procedure is correct . What I am wondering is why are you removing the steering wheel ?
|
My wheel has a "keyed spline" which only fits at one position. I understand that older F53 chassis had a regular spline. In my case the wheel was removed to re-center it after a steering alignment on the toe in and castor angle left the wheel off center.
__________________
Bruce Dickson 2013 Thor Challenger 37GT, 5 Star Tune, Safe-T-Plus Steering Control with Air Trim, Roadmaster front and rear Sway Bars, SuperSteer rear Track Bar, Crossfires, 2018 Honda CRV . Full timers since Jan 2012.
|
|
|
|
|
07-08-2013, 10:11 AM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,968
|
The latest generation F53 does have a keyed steering wheel. I believe it started about 2011, but could be a couple years earlier.
__________________
Hikerdogs
2013 Adventurer 32H
|
|
|
|
|
07-14-2013, 09:25 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Triple E Owners Club
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 104
|
The splined u-joint at the top of the steering box is not keyed, so can be removed and reinstalled at any angle, in order to center the steering wheel.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
