To remove the airbag steering wheel, do I have to employ the airbag?

 

Nope!
There are 2 long screws (if I remember right, if not, they are long bolts) that attach the bag to the steering wheel. They come in from the back of the steering wheel.
Then, just unplug some wires in the back, and you have removed the airbag.
Then, you remove the steering wheel like a regular steering wheel.

Hope this helps,

George

 

whatever you do unplug the battery so it dont deploy the airbag!that could do some serious dmage,and plus you could sell it too

 

uh...i may sound stupedbut....how do u take off the steering wheel....ha ha

 

I don't know what it means to "employ" an airbag, but you certainly don't need to deploy it

Just check out this tech article:
https://www.thirdgen.org/tech/airbag.shtml

 

A steering wheel puller

 

I'm removing my aribag too for an older TA steering wheel. The only issue that I've wondered is this...When the airbag is functioning properly the SIR light will flash a few times when the car is started. It's never happened to me but according to the service manual, if the airbag is not functioning properly then the SIR light will reamain on. If I remove the airbag wheel will the SIR light stay on or will removing the fuse aid this problem?

 

The guy i bought my car from took the airbag fuse out and the dashlight stays on all the time. I just ignore it

 

When I replaced my airbag wheel, I had the dash apart at the time, so I just pulled the bulb for the SIR light.

 

I did that with my T-5 shift light, Airbag light, and SES light

Made things tons less cluttersome

 

my friend got in an accident where his air bag deployed, and he got chemical burns all up his arms! so deffinetly do that! you dont want that all up in your grill.