Ok the problem is i have my new red and black momo steering wheel ready to go on but someone has messed up the head of one of the screws, so the screw driver just turns in it.....I really wanna get this old wheel off to put my new one on....does anyone have any ideas they can offer on how to get the damn thing out? would be much appreciated!

Oh yay so either way i look at it my work is cut out for me woo hoo thats what im doing this weekend....I want this wheel in lol

Magna Chick, if you are referring to the "screws" that hold the airbag pad in the centre of steering wheel - you DO know they are not "screws" as such, but are TORX bolts - a specially-shaped tool is required (for airbag I think it is T30 size - Torx come in different sizes). The bolts are done up quite tight, have only a very short thread, and are "captive" when undone - do not expect them to fall out of the steering-wheel shroud once they are undone.

If you have troubles with screws somewhere else - my apologies, but if you are undoing the airbag pad from the cluster side of the steering-wheel shroud panel, then it is a T30 Torx bit you are needing, anything else will only bugger the bolts.

I have just deleted 8 posts due to a vital question not being asked, what are you guys doing, trying to get her friggin head blown off, did no one even think to ask if she has SRS?????????????????????????????/

Ok, to the OP, do you have an airbag,

If so, just as Elwyn stated it does not have a screw, it uses a Torx 30 bit Provided yo have not done too much damage you should be ok to go to a parts place and get one. They are like a star shape bit.

To be save, make sure you disconnect your battery, if you have damaged the screw beyone repair or ability to get it out, take it to a mechanic to drill out because if you miss the screw you may well drill into your airbag and end up with letting it off which is believe me the very last thing you want to do as they can be fatal

If it is no SRS, it uses a phillips head screw however no impact driver will help as it will just bend the tab it holds onto. You will need to drill this bad screw out as they are fairly soft material.

its a 97 sports so i dont think it came with an airbag. just to add the manual states to remove the negative terminal on the battery. just before you take off the wheel i used a texta and marked a line on the rear of the wheel and the cover over the steering colum, when the wheel is in the dead center position. i switched over the wheels and lined up my marks, and slid back into place along the spline. to keep the new wheel dead center. to remove this you will need an extraction tool as the wheel wont simply pull off.

As lowrider stated there is no airbag, thankfully!!!! its a simple phillips head screw.....we got easy outs today and are about to attempt taking it out......then we will assess our situation and take it from there!!!! Wish us luck lol

Wooooo we got it we got it we got it *dances* OH YEAH! Hehehehe looks schmick :D After lots of heaving and pulling my bf got the removal kit.....and got it off....we spent hours with the screw, trying to get it out with easy outs....that didnt work......drilling it.......that didnt work......a flat headed screw driver...BINGO! lol and there was nothing but a crater! But it came out...then we couldnt get the wheel off.....so half a can of WD40 and the right tools and BANG! it came off....gave both of us heart attacks thinking something broke lol. But its done have pics up soooooooooooooon :D

hhahahahahahaha good on ya glad everything went so smoothly

lol better than my TE it would of just fallen apart lol so im all happy then next year going to get it re-sprayed the mazda red, metallic wooo hooo.....