I was at the the local u-pull it junk yard the other day. The had about six 4th gen maxima's there. One of them had perfect interior just like mine. So I got some new door interior panels for under $30. I also wanted the automatic shifter for my car. But it seemed to be imposable to remove. Mine works fine but it is very dirty and I would like to change it. How hard would this be to do? I also wanted the steering wheel. But dont have a steering wheel puller, is there any way to get a steering wheel off of a maxima with out one. using common tools?

Next week there are having a special, $30 transmissions, I think I might take one off of one the maxima's and rebuild it so I have and extra that I can just install if mine breaks. odds are it wont even need rebuilt because all the maxima's are front end collisions.

 

How are you finding it 'impossible to remove'? What is keeping you from removing it?

 

What are your thoughts on cleaning it?

 

Any instructions on removing/replacing a steering wheel? any special tools/parts needed?

 

I only thought there was one screw in the back of it, not two. Kind of odd how there right next to one another.
I have tried, but it is way to far gone. I have changed it now with a almost new one off a junk maxima. If anyone else needs to know how, I can write it up.

 

I have not tried it yet, but I have been told that it requires a steering wheel puller. and I cant find anyone that has one I can barrow, I hate to buy one just for this one project and then never use it again.

 

i took the steering wheel off with out a puller. U need to take the air bag off, and then just the, i think 19MM bolt in the middle. once thats off, u just need to pull like a sob. I just kept boths hands opposite from each other and kept working around the wheel. Then i just yanked it a few times and it came off. Yes, this is the hard way, but i didnt feel like buying a puller either. so GL

 

the auto shifter assembly has bolts under the car as well as the 2 on top. not sure if theres a way around the steerin wheel puller, i had to just go buy one.

 

I just took the two screws off on the top out and then cut the o/d wires, and just pulled up. and it came off. then dropped the the new one in and twisted the o/d wires back together and used electrical tape.

Thanks, I am going to try this.

 

Wow! Very professional.

 

everything works just as it did. And looks alot better.

Thats also what someone on the org told me to do. and for good reason its 1000X easyer