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Steering Column Assembly: Disassembly: Disassembly

  1. REMOVE NO. 2 STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY 
    1. Place matchmarks on the No. 2 intermediate shaft and main shaft.
      Fig 1: Aligning Matchmarks On Intermediate Shaft And Main Shaft
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    2. Remove the bolt and No. 2 intermediate shaft.
  2. REMOVE TRANSPONDER KEY COIL 
    Fig 2: Identifying Ignition Protector Screws
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    1. Remove the 2 screws and ignition protector.
    2. Disconnect the connector.
    3. Remove the screw and transponder key coil, key cylinder light.
      Fig 3: Identifying Transponder Key Coil Screws
      GTY113183Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  3. REMOVE STEERING COLUMN BRACKET ASSEMBLY UPPER 
    1. Using a centering punch, mark the center of the 2 tapered-head bolts.
      Fig 4: Identifying Column Upper Bracket Bolts
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    2. Using a 4 to 5 mm (0.16 to 0.20 in.) drill, drill into the 2 bolts.
    3. Using a screw extractor, remove the 2 bolts and column upper bracket.
  4. REMOVE KEY CYLINDER 
    Fig 5: Identifying Down Stop Pin Of Cylinder
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    1. Turn the ignition switch to ACC.
    2. Using a screwdriver, push down the stop pin of the cylinder, and pull out the key cylinder.
  5. REMOVE KEY INTERLOCK SOLENOID 
    Fig 6: Identifying Key Interlock Solenoid Screws
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    1. Remove the 2 screws and key unlock warning switch (with key interlock solenoid).
  6. REMOVE TRANSPONDER KEY AMPLIFIER 
    1. Remove the screw and transponder key amplifier.
  7. REMOVE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY 
    Fig 7: Identifying Ignition Switch Assembly Screws
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    1. Remove the 2 screws and ignition switch.
  8. REMOVE TILT STEERING SLIDER SUB-ASSEMBLY 
    1. Using a hexagon wrench, remove the 4 bolts, 2 washers and tilt steering slider.
      Fig 8: Identifying Tilt Steering Slider Sub-Assembly Bolts
      GTY113185Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the 4 bushes and 2 plates from the tilt steering slider.
      Fig 9: Identifying Tilt Steering Slider Bushes And Plates
      GTY154411Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  9. REMOVE MULTIPLEX TILT AND TELESCOPIC ECU 
    Fig 10: Identifying Multiplex Tilt And Telescopic ECU Screws
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    1. Disconnect the connector.
    2. Remove the 2 screws and ECU.