Steering Column Inspection - Suzuki Swift Sport 2004 Service & Repair Manual

Installation
CAUTION
!
After tightening steering column mounting
nuts, shaft joint bolts should be tightened.
Wrong tightening order could cause a
damage to shaft joint.
1) Be sure that front wheels are in straight.
2) Install steering column assembly to lower and upper
brackets. Tighten steering column lower nuts (1) first
and then upper nuts (2) to specifications as given
below.
Tightening torque
Steering column nut (a): 14 N·m (1.4 kgf-m, 10.5
lb-ft)
NOTE
After installing tilt steering column, make
sure that steering column moves backwards
and forwards smoothly and stops when tilt
lever is fixed.
2,(a)
1,(a)
3) Align flat part "A" of steering lower shaft (1) with bolt
hole "B" of shaft joint (2) of column as shown. Then
insert lower shaft into shaft joint of steering column
with matching marks (4).
4) Insert lower shaft (1) into pinion shaft (3) with
matching marks (4).
5) Tighten joint bolt (pinion shaft side) (6) to specified
torque first and then joint bolt (steering column side)
(5) to specified torque.
CAUTION
!
After tightening column nuts, tighten steering
shaft upper joint bolt. Otherwise shaft joint
bearing is damaged.
Tightening torque
Steering shaft joint bolt (a): 25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m,
18.5 lb-ft)
6) Install steering joint cover.
7) Install immobilizer control module from steering
8) Install lighting switch and wiper switch to steering
9) Install contact coil cable assembly and steering
10) Install steering column hole cover.
11) Connect negative (–) battery to cable.
12) Enable air bag system referring to "Enabling Air Bag
2,(a)

Steering Column Inspection

Check steering column for damage and operation
referring to "Checking Steering Column for Accident
Damage".
1,(a)
I4RS0B620009-02
Steering Wheel and Column:
column, referring to "Immobilizer Control Module
(ICM) Removal and Installation in Section 10C".
column.
wheel referring to "Contact Coil Cable Assembly
Removal and Installation" and "Steering Wheel
Removal and Installation".
System in Section 8B".
6B-8
I6RS0C620003-01
S7RS0B6206007