Steering Column: Disassembly
- Remove 2 nuts securing No. 1 lower cover and remove lower cover. See Fig 1. Make alignment marks on intermediate shaft assembly and main shaft assembly before disassembly. Remove bolt securing intermediate shaft assembly to main shaft assembly. Remove thrust stopper. Separate intermediate shaft assembly from main shaft assembly. Remove No. 2 lower cover.
- Remove transponder key coil and key cylinder illumination. Separate key cylinder illumination from transponder key coil. Remove bolt and harness connector bracket. Remove bolt and steering column protector No. 1. Remove 3 bolts securing turn signal bracket and remove bracket.
- Remove support stopper bolt, stopper spring and stopper No. 1. Remove 2 tilt steering bolts. Remove 2 "E" rings. Remove 2 support stopper bolt bushings from power tilt motor. Assemble puller, plate washer and bolt on tilt steering shaft. See Fig 2. Using a sliding hammer on puller and adjusting nut No. 1, remove 2 tilt steering shafts from adjusting nut No. 1. Remove 2 support stopper bolt bushings. Remove adjusting nut No. 1.
- Remove 2 bolts and remove power telescopic motor. Remove telescopic steering column cable. Using a center punch, mark center of 2 tapered head bolts securing column upper clamp. Drill a .12-.16" (3-4 mm) hole in center of 2 tapered head bolts. Using a screw extractor, remove 2 tapered head bolts. Remove 2 telescopic lever lock bolts and telescopic steering lock wedge springs. Remove 2 steering lock wedges, column upper bracket and column upper clamp.
- Remove column tube support bolt. Remove column tube support with tube attachment. Remove tube attachment from tube support. Remove 2 energy absorbing clips. Remove 2 energy absorbing plates and guides.
- Remove 2 bolts and telescopic steering slider support. Remove telescopic steering bushing, telescopic steering slider and steering column bracket spacer from telescopic steering screw. Remove nut, 4 energy absorber cushions, 2 bearings, and telescopic steering screw.
- Remove first snap ring from main shaft assembly. Remove tilt steering bolts from column upper tube sub-assembly. Remove column upper tube sub-assembly with main shaft assembly. Remove column upper tube assembly from column upper tube. Remove 2 support stopper bolt bushings from column upper tube assembly. Remove 3 bushings from column tube.
- Using Spring Compressor (09950-04010), compress compression spring on main shaft assembly. DO NOT bend main shaft assembly universal joint more than 20 degrees. Remove second snap ring from main shaft assembly. Separate main shaft assembly from column upper tube sub-assembly. Remove compression spring, bearing thrust collar and bearing from main shaft assembly.
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