Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual page 531

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ADJUSTMENTS (Continued)
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable. If the airbag has not been deployed, wait two
minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before
further service.
(3) Remove the airbag module as described in this
group.
(4) If the vehicle is so equipped, unplug the wire
harness connectors from the vehicle speed control
switches and the remote radio switches.
(5) Remove the steering wheel with a steering
wheel puller (Special Tool C-3428B).
(6) Depress the two plastic clockspring auto-lock-
ing tabs (Fig. 16).
(7) Keeping the locking mechanism disengaged,
rotate the clockspring rotor clockwise to the end of
its travel. Do not apply excessive torque.
(8) From the end of the clockwise travel, rotate the
rotor two and one-half turns counterclockwise. The
horn wire harness should end up at the top, and the
airbag wire harness at the bottom.
(9) The front wheels should still be in the straight-
ahead position. Install the steering wheel being cer-
tain to fit the flats on the hub of the steering wheel
onto the formations on the inside of the clockspring.
Pull the wire harnesses from the clockspring through
the upper and lower holes in the steering wheel hub.
Tighten the steering wheel nut to 61 N·m (45 ft. lbs.).
Be certain not to pinch any of the wiring between the
steering wheel and the nut.
(10) If the vehicle is so equipped, plug in the vehi-
cle speed control switch and remote radio switch wire
harness connectors.
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Fig. 16 Clockspring Auto-Locking Tabs
(11) Install the airbag module as described in this
group.
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