Jason,
BFH (Big F****** Hammer) is the only way I know to do this. I had this problem
both on Daffy, and Sammy (the MG BGT I once owned). Screw the nut back onto
the shaft, until most of it is engaged on thread. Jam your knees behind the
steering wheel and pull your legs towards you as hard as you can. Then take
your BFH and whack the nut. Putting the nut on the wheel serves two purposes
- first, if you whacked the shaft, you'd spoil the thread, but whacking the
nut doesn't damage much - second, it stops the wheel flying into your face
when it eventually does break free!
It may be possible to put a puller on the wheel and the shaft, and then give
the whole thing a big whack - often, that bang is enough to free the whole
thing up, if there is enough load on it.
Good luck, and I hope my Brute Force and Ignorance approach works for you!
Richard & Daffy
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