Steering Column: Removal

Remove steering wheel pad. Disconnect the battery negative (-) terminal. Place the front wheels facing straight ahead. Using a Torx wrench, loosen the four screws. Loosen the Torx screws until the grooves along the screw circumference catches on the screw case. See Fig 2. Pull the wheel pad out from the steering wheel and disconnect the AIRBAG connector. See Fig 3.
Remove steering wheel. Disconnect the connector. Remove the set nut. Using special tool 09213-31021, remove the steering wheel. See Fig 4.

Fig 1: Removing & Installing Steering Column Assembly

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Fig 2: Removing Torx Screws From Steering Wheel

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Fig 3: Removing Steering Wheel Pad

Fig 4: Removing Steering Wheel