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Steering wheel member

Steering wheel member

To remove



1. Remove the dashboard.

2. Remove the knee shield below the steering column assembly.

3. Remove the knee shield on the passenger's side (certain cars).

4. Remove the air duct on the right-hand and left-hand sides.

5. Disconnect all ground connections from the steering wheel member.


6. Snip the cable ties securing the wiring harness to the steering wheel member.

7. Remove the wiring harness guide rail.

8. Remove the steady bar between the steering wheel member's supports.


9. Unplug the coil spring unit's connectors.

10. Remove the pinch bolt securing the steering column shaft to the steering gear, press the shaft upwards and withdraw it from the steering gear.


Warning

Under no circumstances should the steering column shaft be separated or taken apart.


11. Undo the bolts securing the steering column assembly to the steering wheel member and remove the assembly.

12. Unscrew the main fuse box retaining bolts.


13. Unscrew the bolts retaining the pedal brackets.


14. Remove the steering wheel member retaining bolts and lift out the member.


To fit



1. Fit the steering wheel member in place. Fit the main fuse box in its slot at the same time and make sure that the wiring harness comes on the correct side of the steering wheel member.

2. Insert the pedal bracket retaining bolts but do not tighten them.

3. Fit the steering wheel member's retaining bolts and tighten them, starting at the A pillars.

Tightening torque 25 Nm (20 lbf ft).

4. Tighten the pedal bracket bolts.

Tightening torque 25 Nm (20 lbf ft).

5. Fit the main fuse box retaining bolts and tighten them.


6. Fit the steady bar between the steering wheel member supports.

7. Position the steering column shaft on the steering gear and tighten the pinch bolt holding them together. Make sure that the steering gear bolt fits in the groove on the pinion shaft.


Warning

Under no circumstances should the steering column shaft be separated or taken apart.


Tightening torque 30 Nm (25 lbf ft).

8. Tighten the steering column assembly's upper retaining bolts.

Tightening torque 25 Nm (20 lbf ft).

9. Tighten the steering column assembly's lower retaining bolt.

Tightening torque 25 Nm (20 lbf ft).

10. Fit the knee shield under the steering column assembly while running the wiring harness for the steering wheel stalk switches along the top of the knee shield at the same time.


11. Fit the knee shield on the passenger side (certain cars).

12. Fit the wiring harness in place and tighten the guide rail.


13. Fasten the wiring harness to the steering wheel member with cable ties.

14. Tighten all ground connections on the steering wheel member.

15. Refit the air duct on the right-hand and left-hand sides.


16. Fit the dashboard.