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Steering Column: Disassembly

  1. Place match marks on the universal joint, intermediate number 2 shaft and main shaft. Remove the 2 bolts. Disconnect universal joint. See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting Universal Joint
    G00162578Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  2. Remove the 2 bolts from the dust seal. Remove the hole shield from the hole cover. Remove lower dust seal, column hole cover and column hole shield. See Figure.
  3. Remove the boltand wiring harness clamp.
  4. Using a punch, mark the center of the 2 tapered-head bolts that secure the column upper bracket and upper clamp. See Figure. Using a 3-4 mm drill, drill into the 2 bolts. Using a screw extractor, remove the 2 bolts. See Fig 2. Remove column upper bracket and column upper clamp.
    Fig 2: Removing Column Upper Bracket & Upper Clamp Bolts
    G00162576Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  5. Remove the compression spring bolt. Remove the 2 bushings from the spring. Remove compression spring. See Figure.
  6. Remove 3 tension springs. See Figure.
  7. Remove the E-ring from the tilt lever lock shaft. See Figure. Remove the nut from the tilt number 2 bolt. Remove 2 tilt lever retainers and tilt pawl stoppers. See Figure.
  8. Remove the nut and 2 washers from the tilt pawl bolt. Pull out the bolt. Remove the tilt lever assembly set bolt. Remove the collar from the tilt pawl. Remove 2 tilt pawls.
  9. Remove tilt lever, tilt sub lever, tilt lever assembly and tilt lever lock shaft. See Figure.
  10. Position Special Tool 09910-00015 (09911-00011, 09912-00010), the nut (10 mm nominal diameter, 1.25 mm pitch), plate washer (36 mm outer diameter) and bolt (10 mm nominal diameter, 1.25 mm pitch, 50 mm length). See Fig 3. Remove the 2 tilt number 2 bolts by using the sliding hammer on the special tool. Remove the upper tube with shaft assembly from the column lower tube.
    Fig 3: Removing Column Upper Tube With Main Shaft
    G00162575Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  11. Remove the 2 bolts and turn signal bracket.
    12. CAUTION: Do not bend the sliding yoke of the main shaft assembly more than 20 degrees.
    Fig 4: Removing Main Shaft Assembly
    G00162577Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  12. Using Special Tool 09950-40010 (09957-04010, 09958-04010), compress the compression spring. Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring. Remove the shaft assembly from the column upper tube. Remove the compression spring, bearing thrust collar and bearing from the shaft assembly. See Fig 4.
  13. Remove the snap ring and collar from the column lower tube. See Fig 5.
Fig 5: Removing Snap Ring Collar
G00162579Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
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