Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Removal
1. Preparing the vehicle for work (see point 2a "Preparing a car for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the steering wheel (see "Steering wheel - removal, installation, replacement").
3. Remove the decorative steering column trims (see "Decorative steering column trims - removal and installation").
4. Remove the right and left steering column switches together with the connector (see "Steering column switches - removal, installation, replacement").
5. Using nippers, cut the clamp of the three wire harnesses and disconnect the connectors of the ignition switch wire harness.
6. Using a 13 mm socket wrench with an extension, unscrew the tie bolt of the lower flange of the steering coupling.
7. Using a large slotted screwdriver, loosen the steering coupling flange.
8. Using a chisel and a hammer, lightly striking the edge of the round head tangentially, loosen the two special bolts of the front mounting of the steering column.
9. Finally, unscrew the special bolts with pliers and remove them together with the fixing plates.
10. Using a 13 mm deep-head socket wrench, unscrew the two nuts securing the rear steering column.
11. Lower the steering column slightly and, pulling it towards you, remove the lower flange of the coupling from the steering gear shaft.
12. Remove the steering column from the car.
Installation
1. There is a chamfer on the drive pinion shaft. We put the coupling flange on the steering gear drive pinion shaft in such a position that the slot in the coupling tip coincides with the central longitudinal line of the chamfer.
2. Wrap it up (without delay) coupling flange tightening bolt.
3. Place the steering column on the studs and tighten the rear bracket mounting nuts.
4. Wrap it up (without delaying completely) two special bolts with breakaway heads, having previously installed fixing plates under the bolts. The protruding part of the plate should enter the slots of the bracket. If there are no special bolts with breakaway heads, you can use M6 bolts 20 mm long.
Warning: Do not install regular washers under the front bracket mounting bolts instead of the retaining plates!
5. Tighten the tightening bolt of the flexible coupling flange, two bolts of the front mount (until the heads break off) and two nuts for the rear mounting of the steering column bracket.
6. Connect the ignition switch wire connectors.
7. Install the steering column switches complete with connector on the steering column and connect the wiring blocks to the switches (see "Steering column switches - removal, installation, replacement").
8. Install the steering wheel (see "Steering wheel - removal, installation, replacement").
9. Install decorative steering column trims.
10. Check the operation of the horn, switches and adjust the steering column angle.