Removal and Installation

Removal and Installation

NOTE:
^ Care must be taken not to give axial impact to the steering column assembly during removal and installation.
^ Care must be taken not to move the steering gear during removal of the steering column assembly.

REMOVAL
1. Set the vehicle to the straight ahead-direction.
2. Remove driver air bag module.
3. Disconnect steering switch connector, remove steering wheel lock nut, then remove steering wheel.
4. Remove dash side finisher (driver side).





5. Remove instrument lower panel (driver).
6. Remove steering column lower cover and combination meter (which is connected with the steering column upper cover) from the steering column.
7. Remove spiral cable from the steering column assembly.
8. Disconnect the following connector from the steering column.
^ Steering lock harness connector
^ Ignition switch harness connector
^ Key switch harness connector

9. Remove control unit with VDC/TCS/ABS.
10. Disconnect brake switch harness connector.
11. Remove steering column shaft from lower shaft in the following procedure.





a. Remove lock nut from yoke.





b. Turn the steering wheel to the right to appear the head of the bolt.





c. Remove the fixed part of collar for the bolt to the outside of its head, remove the bolt.
d. Remove the set lbs. of the steering column assembly side from the yoke, push it equal to the thick part of the yoke.

NOTE:
^ Because the collar is set in the lower shaft, if the set lib is pushed (action), the joint center will be lifted in the opposite direction (reaction), and then the set lbs. will be in squeezed to the thick part of the yoke.





e. The yoke will be removed from the collar, when steering column assembly is lifted about 45° oblique upward.





f. The collar remains on the lower shaft.





12. Remove bolts and nut from the body, remove the steering column assembly from the body.
13. Remove collar from lower shaft.
14. Remove hole cover seal from lower shaft.
15. Remove mounting bolts, then remove hole cover from panel.





16. Raise the vehicle, then loosen bolt for lower yoke of lower joint and remove joint together with lower shaft.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
^ Check if there is something wrong with the jacket tube and the collar etc. And then if they are damaged replace with new one.





^ If the vehicle is light shocked, check the column length "L" mm (inch) as shown in the figure. Then if it is out of the specified value replace with new one.
Specified value
Steering column length "L": 547 - 549 mm (21.54 - 21.61 inch)
^ Check the turning torque of the steering column with the preload gauge. If it is out of the specified value, repair it or replace with new one.
Specified value
Turning torque: 0 - 0.2 Nm (0 - 0.021 kg-m, 0 - 1 inch lbs.)

INSTALLATION





1. Install the collar to the lower shaft.





2. Install the yoke of the column shaft to the collar, tack the bolt and the nut.





3. Put the column (installation hole "P") on the bolt for the body side and install the nut "A" then tighten it together with the other bolts at the specified torque.
4. Connect the yoke and the collar with the bolt, tighten nut at the specified torque.

INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION





^ After installing the steering column to the vehicle, check the tilt device and its operation range. Ranges of operation are shown in the figure.
^ Check if steering operation can turn to the end of the left and right smoothly.