i need help with a couple of things

well my brother is now out of iraq and weve finished his jeep and now i need to get mine runnin so we can go hit some trails. well heres my first problem my dad and i tried installing a new grant steering wheel and now we cant get the old one off and there is no hole for a puller. my second problem is the tail lights my old ones were smashed and broken so i decided to install some new led tail lights i bought from u-haul and the only place i can put them is where the outer body in the corner is in my way and im having alot of trouble with it any help would be appreciated
also i have done some more work like painted the top a low gloss black and have also painted the punisher skull on the hood (just cause i got bored) and it looks awsome

 

Lets see some pics. There should be alot about steering wheel installs. Run a search here.

 

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/search.php?searchid=289785

 

Good info on the steering wheel in the prior post. I used mass quantities of PB Blaster over numerous days & pulled like h*ll. It didn't budge. Spoke to my mechanic, who works on lots of old Jeeps & he said I wasn't mad enough at the wheel. Sooo, I got real mad, pulled & jerked like nobodys business & it popped free. Only problem was he (the mechanic) forgot to mention that the force of my legs against the floor would propel me backwards at a terrific rate of speed when the wheel popped. For a brief milli-second I was ecstatic the wheel popped off, then the pain of my cranium impacting the roll bar took over. Word to the wise, tape a nice soft, fat pillow around the roll bar prior to implementing this technique.

 

ok i figured it out my dad brought home his gear puller and i just hooked it up and tightend the bolt and i heard a little pop and the steering wheel was loose so thats done and i didnt need a pillow eitherR)

 

i was gunna winch mine off but reality got the better of me so i just pulled it off

 

or ya leave the nut on for just a couple of threads ....

 

Winching your steering wheel off reminds me of a buddy who couldn't get the door open on his camper. Hooked one end of a chain to the door knob and the other to his Jeep. "Dang thing came right open". His words not mine. He said as soon as he popped the clutch the whole door flew off the hinges! Had to be an easier way.

 

I've had good luck just backing the nut out until it is flush with the end of the shaft then thumping it with a 2 lb. hammer a couple of times. Has worked every time so far.