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Removal and Replacement

Contact Coil Cable Assembly Removal and Installation

CAUTION: Do not turn contact coil more than allowable number of turns (about two and a half turns from the center position clockwise or counterclockwise respectively), or coil will break.

Removal
1. Disconnect negative (-) cable at battery.
2. Disable air bag system.
3. Remove steering wheel from steering column.
4. Remove steering column hole cover.
5. Remove steering column lower cover (2) and upper cover (1).





6. Remove contact coil cable assembly (1) with steering angle sensor (2) (ESP(R) model) from steering column.





7. (ESP(R) model)
Remove steering angle sensor from contact coil cable assembly.

Installation

1. Check to make sure that vehicle's front tires are set at straight-ahead position and then ignition switch is at LOCK position.
2. (ESP(R) model)
Install steering angle sensor to contact coil cable assembly.
3. Install contact coil cable assembly with steering angle sensor (ESP(R) model) to steering column securely.

NOTE: New contact coil cable assembly is supplied with contact coil set and held at its center position with a lock pin (1). Remove this lock pin after installing contact coil cable assembly to steering column.





4. Install steering column upper cover (1) and lower cover (2).

CAUTION: When installing covers, be careful so that each lead wire is not caught between covers.
Otherwise, each lead wire is damaged.









5. Install steering wheel to steering column.
6. Connect negative (-) cable to battery.
7. Enable air bag system.