remove 53 merc monterey steering wheel

is there a special way to remove the steering wheel on my 53 merc monterey? i have been trying to get it off for a while, using puller, lubing it up, nothing seems to help. it is either stuck very hard or i am missing something. please help if you can.

 

There was a post I think last month or 2 ago about steering wheel pulling. I yanked a 64 impala steering wheel off my 58 biscayne when I bought it to put an og 58 on. I used a puller from O'rielly. Cost me like 12 bucks.

 

When you get lots of tension on it with the puller, try a hammer blow to the top of the steering shaft. Be sure to protect the threads on the end of the shaft by installing a sacrificial nut and use a soft punch.

 

thanks guys, will give it another go and see if it will come off.

 

When I was younger and stronger, I would loosen the nut, have it on with only a few threads, then rock it back and forth and pull. It would then come right off. Still had to use a puller on some, but not many.

 

As a kid I remember a guy down the street trying to pull his steering wheel off. He took the nut off & just started pulling on it. We had to run & get help after it broke loose & knocked him out.

 

I have seen a dude cut the steering column below the wheel with a hacksaw.........