How do you get the steering wheel off a John Deere Model 68 and pull shaft?

after locating the drift pin going thru the shaft and wheel, and driving it out with a punch, mine was still rusted to the shaft and I used a penetrating oil, gentle pressure, and impact (hammer on the end of the shaft) to break it loose. Unfortunately, this did not work I used a prybar under the wheel and tried to rotate the wheel while locking the wheels from turning.

This method may work for you, but for me, I am now searching for a new steering wheel as the one I had was cracked already and this force did it in. The bak-o-lite separated from the steel insert and then I still had heck separating the steel insert from the steering shaft (cutting wheel, heat, oil, impact, cussing, etc).

Hopefully yours is not rusted together as badly as this one. I had another S92 rear engine model and pulled the wheel from that one with very little effort. key is to remove the pin on the 68 - which is replaced by a bolt on the S92 model - that holds the wheel to the steering shaft. It is at the base of the steering wheel. keep all the washers/bushings that fall out when the shaft drops out. THey spec the end-play to 1/16" on the shaft, so I had to go buy an extra 3/4" (id) washer to use as a 1/16" spacer when I put it back together.