From the bottom of the car with a socket wrench «at 13» unscrew the turnbuckle bolt at the lower end of the steering shaft. For clarity, the brake booster has been removed.
In the cabin, under the pedal assembly, we bend the mat and thermal insulation,...
... use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the three self-tapping screws securing the steering shaft seal...
...and move it up the shaft.
socket wrench «on 10» unscrew the two shear bolts securing the steering shaft bracket.
If the bolt heads are torn off, then with a chisel we loosen the tightening of the remaining round heads and finally unscrew them with pliers.
socket wrench «on 10» unscrew the two nuts securing the steering bracket...
... and remove it along with the steering shaft.
key «on 10» loosen the coupling and, turning the ignition key to the position «0» or «I» (to disable the shaft lock), remove the shaft from the bracket.
A groove for the locking rod of the anti-theft device is milled on the shaft.
The design of the bracket allows you to compensate for the misalignment of the worm shaft and the steering shaft in the vertical plane.
We install the steering wheel and turn it several times in both directions to self-align the shaft, after which we tighten the nuts on the steering shaft bracket.
Attention! The steering shaft is mounted on the worm shaft in only one position.
The spline connection of the steering shaft has double cavities, and...
... there are double lugs on the worm shaft.
The steering wheel is connected to the steering shaft in the same way.