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Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

  1. Remove the steering wheel. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".

Tilt motor

  1. Remove the tilt motor as follows.
    1. Disconnect the tilt motor electrical connector (A).
    2. Remove the tilt motor link bolts (B).
      Fig 1: Identifying Tilt Motor Electrical Connector And Link Bolts
      G06990957Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    3. Remove the tilt motor bolt (A) from the RH side of column.
    4. Remove the tilt motor (B).
      NOTE: If the steering wheel could not be tilted to the highest position, manually tilt steering wheel to the highest position.
      Fig 2: Identifying Tilt Motor And Bolt
      G06990958Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Telescope motor

  1. Remove telescope motor as follows.
    1. Disconnect telescope motor electrical connector (A).
    2. Remove the two telescope link screws (B) and link bracket.
    3. Remove telescope bolt (C).
    4. Remove the telescope motor (D).
      NOTE: If the steering wheel could not be telescoped to full out position manually pull steering wheel to the full out position
      Fig 3: Identifying Telescope Motor Electrical Connector, Telescope Link Screws, Telescope Bolt And Motor
      G06990961Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.