Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1321

19 - 10 STEERING
REM OVAL AN D I N STALLAT I ON (Cont inue d)
Fig. 6 Steering Column Braces
(12) Rem ove u pper fixed colu m n sh r ou d.
(13) Rem ove m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch t a m per pr oof
m ou n t in g scr ews a n d con n ect or scr ew. Con n ect or
scr ew will st a y in t h e con n ect or.
(14) Un plu g wir in g h a r n ess fr om
swit ch es (F ig. 7).
(15) Rem ove t h e wir in g h a r n ess fr om st eer in g col-
u m n .
Fig. 5 Steering Column
(16) Rem ove ign it ion swit ch .
(17) Rem ove in t er lock ca ble fr om t h e st eer in g col-
u m n , r efer t o Gr ou p 21 Au t om a t ic Tr a n sm ission
Sh ift er /Ign it ion In t er lock.
(18) Rem ove t h e colu m n .
INSTALLA TION
(1) Align a n d in st a ll t h e colu m n t o t h e cou pler. D o
n o t a p p ly fo rc e a t th e to p o f th e s te e rin g c o l-
u m n s h a ft.
(2) E n su r e t h e gr ou n d clip is posit ion (F ig. 8).
(3) In st a ll in t er lock ca ble fr om t h e st eer in g col-
u m n , r efer t o Gr ou p 21 Au t om a t ic Tr a n sm ission
Sh ift er /Ign it ion In t er lock.
(4) In st a ll wir in g h a r n ess con n ect ion s t o st eer in g
colu m n .En s u re th e w irin g is n o t p in c h e d a n d a ll
c o n n e c tio n s a re c o rre c tly lo c k e d in p la c e .
(5) In st a ll wir in g h a r n ess con n ect or on t o m u lt i
fu n ct ion swit ch . Tigh t en fu n ct ion swit ch wir in g h a r-
n ess con n ect or r et a in in g bolt t o 2 N·m (17 in . lbs.).
(6) P lu g in wir in g h a r n ess con n ect or t o r em a in in g
swit ch es.
t h e colu m n
(7) In st a ll ign it ion swit ch .
(8) In st a ll u pper fixed colu m n sh r ou d cover.
(9) In st a ll sh a ft cou pler pin ch bolt loose, loa d col-
u m n u p t o pa n el br a cket .
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