[W126 Coupe] How to remove airgbag steering wheel

[Gerry Van Zandt]

Here are the proper steps:

1) extend steering wheel as far out toward you as you can with the  
electrical adjustment lever; have steering wheel/front wheels in a  
straight line as car is parked
2) disconnect battery
3) remove front passenger carpet, and floor panel underneath dash  
(held on by a single 10mm nut)
4) find the airbag control unit; disconnect the red plug that goes  
into it
5) unscrew the two Torx screws holding the airbag on from the rear of  
the steering wheel (feel for the holes with your fingers; having  
wheel out lets you also see the holes if you contort)
6) pull airbag off of steering wheel and disconnect the plug that  
goes into the metal plate on the back of it
7) mark position of steering wheel with a pencil or marker for  
correct position when you replace it
8) remove "big nut" that holds steering wheel on -- will take either  
a breaker bar (what I use -- a piece of pipe over a socket wrench  
handle) or an air-wrench
9) do what you need to do
10) assembly is reverse of disassembly; use Loctite or other thread- 
locker on steering wheel nut/bolt; and torque it down HARD. Careful  
to line the steering wheel up correctly when you put it on.
11) go have a beer.  Or three.