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Check of Telescoping Force

  1. Set the steering wheel in the straight ahead driving position, and loosen the lock lever fully.
  2. Attach a commercially available spring scale (A) to the center point of the steering wheel, and push the steering column all the way in.
    Fig 1: Checking Telescoping Force
    G06952863Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  3. Pull the spring scale, and read the force required to pull the steering column out.

    Telescoping force: 

    Standard: 90 N (9.2 kgf, 20.2 lbf) max. 

  4. If the measurement is higher than specified, replace the steering column as an assembly (see STEERING COLUMN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION  ).
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