If it's like mine, the "hub cap" screws off to reveal the wheel/steering
shaft and securing nut. The nut holding the wheel on my boat takes an
1-1/16" socket if I remember correctly. Also the cap comes off
counter-clockwise.

Steve Sullivan
s/v Tamboura
Baba 40, 144

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Beard" <tom16@wavecable.com>
To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 12:23 PM
Subject: [Baba-L] steering wheel

> Does anyone know how to remove the Vetus steering wheel found on Panda
> 40s?
> The wheel has a nice "hub cap" but no visible means of disassembling for
> access to the hub nut. I'm usually not stumped at taking things
> apart-putting them back together again is another issue-but this one has
> me
> confused. It appears to have never been removed in its 25 years so
> corrosion
> may also be an issue. Does it screw off or is it just a press-on fitting?
> Or???
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
> MOONSHADOW
> Panda-40
>
>
>
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