Steering Wheel

STEERING WHEEL
REMOVAL
1. Adjust the steering wheel so that the tires are in the straight ahead position.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative remote cable.
3. Remove the speed control switch screws from back of the steering wheel. Pull the switch pods out and disconnect the wires.
4. Remove the Driver Airbag attaching bolts from steering wheel. Lift the airbag and disconnect the wire by:
a. Lifting the secondary latch.
b. Disconnect the connector from the airbag using the finger grips. Use care not to pull on wires. Never use a metallic tool to pry on the connector.
5. Disconnect the horn wire from the airbag mounting bracket. Remove the speed control wires from under the bracket and from the wire guides.
6. Remove the steering wheel retaining bolt.
7. Remove the steering wheel with wheel puller tool. Carefully feed all of the wires through the steering wheel armature to avoid damaging wires.

INSTALLATION
1. Ensure that the road wheels are in the straight-ahead position.
2. Ensure that the clockspring is centered by using the centering indicator.
3. Ensure that the turn signal stalk is in the neutral position.
4. Carefully route the wires through the hole in the steering wheel armature. Install steering wheel and tighten bolt to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.) torque.
a. Ensure that the driving key on the steering wheel hub lines up with the slot in the clockspring rotor.
b. Ensure that the block tooth in the steering wheel hub lines up with the missing tooth on the steering column shaft.
5. Route the speed control wires under the horn mechanism and through the speed control switch pockets. Connect the speed control wires to switches and install switches. Tighten screws to 1.1 ± 0.3 Nm (12 ± 3 inch lbs.) torque.
6. Connect the horn lead to steering wheel.
7. Connect the yellow airbag lead to the Driver Airbag and push secondary latch into place. Check that the wires do not get pinched during installation.
8. Install the airbag bolts and tighten the left side first. Tighten to 6.6 ± 0.9 Nm (73 ± 10 inch lbs.) torque.
9. Refer to Diagnosis and Testing - Airbag System Test before connecting battery negative remote cable.