Combination Switch; Removal & Installation - Ford Ranger Maintaince And Repair Manual

Ensure that the air bag sliding contact wire harness does not get caught on the steering wheel assembly when
lifting the wheel from the shaft.
9. Remove the steering wheel while routing the wire harness through the wheel opening.
To install:
10. Ensure that the vehicle's front wheels are in the straight−ahead position.
11. Route the air bag sliding contact wire harnesses through the steering wheel opening (at the 3 o'clock
position).
12. Align the steering wheel and shaft and press the wheel onto the shaft. Ensure that the sliding contact
wire harness does not get pinched by the wheel.
13. Install the new lock bolt and tighten to 25−34 ft. lbs. (34−46 Nm).
14. Position the air bag module and connect all of the wire harness plugs to it.
15. Carefully install the module to the wheel and loosely install the side retaining bolts.
16. Hold the module in position while tightening the retaining bolts to 67−92 inch lbs. (7.6−10.4 Nm).
17. Install the two cover plugs by snapping them into the holes on the side of the steering wheel.
18. Arm the air bag system by following the procedures in Section 6.

Combination Switch

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Remove the steering wheel.
2. On vehicles equipped with tilt wheel, remove the tilt lever.
3. On vehicles equipped with tilt wheel, remove the steering column collar by pressing on the collar
from the top and bottom while removing the collar.
To remove the tilt column control lever, simply rotate it counterclockwise until removed
Combination Switch
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