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Has anyone removed the air bag wheel from a S15? There's something causing a rattle just below the plastic shroud but I need to take the wheel off to inspect whether there is anything loose or touching. Does the plastic front panel just pull off?

I'll disconnect the battery to avoid decapitation.
 

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Just had a look. I'd refer to the workshop manual so you can read up on the airbag removal process.
 
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i also have an anoying rattle, belive it is the springs on the horn push, if i place my hand on the horn whilst driving i cant hear it :D

and i dont mean pressing the horn dso it sounds ;)

i belive the cover just pops off, but it would be wise to disconnect the battery for an hour first :thumbs:
 

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Having read the service manual, I'd strongly recommend having a look at it before messing about. Yes, its all fairly straightforward. You just need to be aware of a few things first. :)
 
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I had the exact same issue. I got nissan to fix it because you have to take out the airbag and then tighten something behind there. They didn't charge me for it either.
 

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Annoying rattle :nod:
Rest thumb on the steering wheel while driving :no:
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solution here!

get double side tap

remove ur airbag

place the double side tap in between airbag and the horn plate ( metal-to-metal contact)

ive done this to my 3 s15 i had :D it works


i mentioned this somewhere here not long ago
 
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thanks Guys, I'll check out the workshop manual. Last time I tried to remove the airbag plug, I couldn't get that thing to budge...it's never easy eh.

Hopefully my next thread won't read..."how to repack airbag!"
 
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Hey Nicely, do you know the rough process on removing the wheel? I tried downloading the manual for a squiz but it's mega slow. I actually only want to remove the shrouding around the wheel if possible. Just to get a look at what could be touching the top of the wheel housing. Any important points to note would be good - I'll try the manual again later.

ps the front cover - does this just pull off as per most other vehicles?
 

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No worries. You want to finish downloading the full manual though. Comes in handy :nod: Certainly does over here, where the Nissan dealers can't service anything more complex than a Micra....
 
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