Intermediate Shaft

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.
2. Remove the air bag module from the steering wheel.
3. Turn the steering wheel and lock the steering wheel in the straight ahead position. The position of the steering gear must not be altered again for the entire duration of the work procedure.
4. Remove the electrical center.
5. Remove the steering wheel bolt.
6. Remove the steering wheel from the steering column.
7. Remove the clockspring. Unscrew the retaining bolts just enough to be able to remove the clockspring. Do not twist or disassemble the clockspring.
8. Remove the combination switch.
9. Disconnect the electrical connector for the ignition lock.
10. Remove the spring for the brake pedal from the steering column.





11. Remove the fitted bolt from the universal joint (Fig. 1).





12. Remove the bolts in the steering column bracket (Fig. 2).
13. Remove the steering shaft with the universal joint off the steering gear drive shaft (Fig. 1).
14. Pull the steering shaft out of the rubber grommet in the cab floor.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the steering shaft through the rubber grommet in the cab floor. Ensure that the rubber grommet is properly seated.
2. Install the steering shaft with the universal joint onto the steering gear shaft (Fig. 1).
3. Install the bolts in the steering column bracket (Fig. 2). Tighten to 24 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
4. Install the universal joint on the steering gear shaft (Fig. 1). Tighten to 24 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
5. Install the spring for the brake pedal to the steering column.
6. Reconnect the electrical connector to the ignition lock.
7. Install the combination switch.
8. Install the clockspring.
9. Install the steering wheel.
10. Install the electrical center.
11. Reconnect the ground cable to the battery.