How To Remove & Install 93 Cobra Steering Wheel

Before starting you will need a steering wheel puller to properly remove your steering wheel from your fox body. Please purchase one from our site today!

1. Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery cable.



2. On the backside of the steering wheel, there are (4) retaining nuts. Loosen and remove with a 10mm deep socket and a quarter inch drive ratchet.



3. Carefully bring the airbag module toward you and disconnect the electrical connection. Set the airbag to the side.



4. Disconnect the horn button electrical connection as well.



5. Loosen and remove the steering wheel retaining bolt with an impact, 6” extension, and 15mm socket. If you don’t have an impact you will have to hold the steering wheel with your free hand while you loosen the bolt with a rachet. When the bolt is removed you will need to assemble the steering wheel puller per the instructions.



6. Factory 1990-93 Fox Mustang steering wheels have a 5/16 fine thread hole for the puller bolts. Pass these through the puller frame and snug them down.



7. Place a bushing or smaller nut in between the puller screw and the steering shaft. Run down the puller screw by hand, and slowly turn the screw clockwise.



8. Whenever the steering wheel can be removed by hand, set the rachet aside and slowly pull the steering wheel toward you. Feed the electrical connections through the designated opening in the wheel and then it can be removed from the car.



9. Go ahead and place the factory wheel on a workbench facing up. Carefully pull up on the plastic insert that covers the horn button harness and set aside.



10. Disconnect the (2) horn button electrical connections.



11. To remove the horn buttons from the steering wheel, insert the small flathead screwdriver into the hole, and gently lift up from the bottom of the horn button.



12. Remove the button from the wheel and feed the connection through the hole as well and do the same for the other side.



13. Now you will need to clean and condition the airbag module by using a soft bristle brush and a dedicated automotive interior cleaner.



14. Wipe up the residue and allow the cleaner to air dry.



15. Now you can apply a water-based automotive interior protectant to the entire face of the airbag module. In the video, we show the result of what the protectant can do vs not using it.

1. Now place the new steering wheel on your workbench and we will be installing new horn buttons to coincide with the new steering wheel. These buttons are side specific so you won’t have to worry about installing on the wrong side.



2. Take one of the buttons and feed the electrical connection through one of the holes. Position the button and push into the wheel until you feel it bottom out and do the same for the other side.



3. Reinstall the main electrical harness and connect the horn button electrical connections.



4. Tuck the wires out of the way and reinstall the plastic cover.



5. The new wheel is now ready for installation and use this time to clean around the clock spring area.




6. Once clean, position the steering shaft and feed the electrical connection through the dedicated opening in the wheel.



7. Go ahead and fully seat the wheel onto the steering shaft with your hands.



8. Because of the design you will use the bolt to press the wheel on to the steering shaft. Either apply blue thread locking compound to the existing steering wheel retaining bolt and reinstall or you can pick up a new one if that is the route you want to take. The steering wheel bolt that we currently offer is for the 2005-14 Mustang but will work with the 1990-93 Fox Body Mustangs.




9. Install the retaining bolt and carefully start to tighten it down. As you tighten the bolt you will have to hold the steering wheel with your free hand.



10. Once snug you will need to torque between 23-32 lb-ft.




11. Now reconnect the main horn button electrical connection.



12. Position the airbag into place and reconnect the electrical connection for it as well.



13. Fully seat the airbag into the steering wheel and tighten the (4) retaining nuts.



14. Reconnect the negative battery cable, test for operation, and you’re all done!