Steering Wheel: Removal & Installation - Chevrolet Trailblazer Service Manual

11. Install the knee bolster under the instrument panel.
12. Install the steering wheel onto the steering column.
13. Remove the J 42640 steering column anti-rotation pin from the access hole in the
lower steering column trim cover to unlock the steering column.
14. Connect the negative battery cable.
Steering Wheel
Removal & Installation
To Remove:
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable to disable the supplemental inflatable
restraint (SIR) system.
2. Remove the inflator module from the steering wheel.
3. Press the horn plunger inward to the stop and rotate it 90 degrees to remove it
from the steering wheel.
4. Disconnect the steering wheel connector.
5. Remove the steering wheel nut from the steering wheel shaft.
6. Install a J 1859-A steering wheel puller with a J-36541-A steering wheel puller
adapter or J 42578 steering wheel puller legs onto the steering wheel.
7. Remove the steering wheel from the steering column using the J 1859-A steering
wheel puller.
Steering wheel removal and installation