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column l o c k s h e a r bolt
S w i t c h
mounting
~ e a m / d i p / t u r n / h o r n
s w i t c h assembly
S w i t c h
spacer
r i n g
Wiper
s w i t c h assembly
4 . From w i t h i n t h e f o o t w e l l , remove t h e p i n c h b o l t s e c u r i n g t h e u n i v e r s a l j o i n t
t o t h e b o t t o m o f t h e u p p e r column a s s e m b l y .
5 .
S l a c k e n t h e clamp s e c u r i n g t h e column a s s e m b l y l o w e r e n d t o t h e p e d a l b o x ,
a n d remove t h e two MI0 b o l t s f i x i n g t h e column u p p e r e n d t o t h e s c u t t l e beam.
Withdraw t h e c o m p l e t e column a s s e m b l y t h r o u g h t h e f a s c i a .
6 .
C a r e f u l l y d r i l l o u t t h e s h e a r b o l t h e a d s s e c u r i n g t h e column l o c k a s s e m b l y t o
t h e column and remove t h e l o c k . Remove a n d d i s c a r d t h e s h e a r b o l t t h r e a d s .
TO
Ref it Upper S t e e r i n g Column Assembly: Non-S. I. R . c a r s
1.
F e e d t h e column t h r o u g h t h e f a s c i a a n d i n t o t h e p e d a l b o x c l a m p b r a c k e t a n d
i n t e r m e d i a t e column u p p e r u / j . Take
care
t o a l i g n t h e f l a t o n t h e column
w i t h t h e p i n c h b o l t h o l e i n t h e u / j .
E n s u r e t h a t o n l y a m i n i m a l amount o f s h a f t
i s
a l l o w e d t o p r o t r u d e t h r o u g h t h e
j o i n t yoke a s shown i n t h e d i a g r a m . F i t a n d t i g h t e n t h e p i n c h b o l t u s i n g a
new M 8
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t y p e Nyloc n u t (A907E6284F) t o 22
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27 Nm (16
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20 1 b f . f t ) .
I n t e r m e d i a t e
column
upper u / j
a s s e m b l y Minimal
~m
protrusion
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