Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair"), remove the terminal from the negative terminal of the battery.
2. Set the front wheels of the car to the straight-ahead position.
3. Using a thin slotted screwdriver, pry up and remove the decorative insert from the steering wheel trim.
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the two screws securing the steering wheel trim and remove it.
5. Using the same screwdriver, unscrew the three screws securing the contact plate of the horn switch and move it to the side.
6. If it is necessary to install the steering wheel in its previous position, by any available means (marker, felt-tip pen) we make installation marks on the shaft and steering wheel.
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7. With a socket wrench by 24 mm using an extension, unscrew the nut that secures the steering wheel to the shaft.
8. To loosen the steering wheel fastening on the splines of the steering shaft, strike the end of the shaft several times with a hammer through a soft metal punch, while simultaneously supporting the steering wheel with your knees.
9. Remove the steering wheel from the shaft.
Installation
We install the steering wheel in the reverse order, aligning the previously made marks and installing a new self-locking nut.
Tip: If you need to install the steering wheel in a new position (for example, previously it was crooked), put the wheel on the shaft and secure it with a nut, without tightening it. After driving straight for a few meters, make sure it is in the correct position. If necessary, move the steering wheel to the required number of splines and tighten the nut.