Steering Column: Disassembly

Using a centering punch, mark the center of the tapered head bolts. Using a 3-4 mm drill, drill into the tapered head bolt. See Fig 1. Using a screw extractor, remove the tapered head bolt. See Fig 2. Remove the two bolts and separate the upper bracket and column tube.

Fig 1: Drilling Tapered Head Bolt
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Fig 2: Extracting Tapper Head Bolts
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Remove the two thrust stopper set bolts. See Fig 3. Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring, see Fig 4. Remove the main shaft. Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring from the main shaft. See Fig 5.

Fig 3: Removing Thrust Stopper Set Bolts
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Fig 4: Removing Snap Ring
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Using a screwdriver, remove the snap ring and trust stopper, see Fig 6. Remove the O-ring from the thrust stopper.

Fig 5: Removing Snap Ring From Main Shaft

Fig 6: Removing Thrust Stopper