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F i t t h e u p p e r e n d o f t h e column t o t h e s c u t t l e beam u s i n g t h e two M10 b o l t s
w i t h new s h a k e p r o o f w a s h e r s A075W4049Z and e x i s t i n g f l a t w a s h e r s .
F i n g e r
t i g h t e n .
I
'Break o u t '
i n s e r t
Upper
column
F l a t w a s h e r a s s e m b l y
Shakeproof w a s h e r
3 .
T i g h t e n t h e lower clamp b r a c k e t t o t h e column, t o
1 1
-
16 Nm ( 8
-
1 2 1 b f . f t )
b e f o r e t i g h e n i n g t h e u p p e r b o l t s t o t h e s c u t t l e beam t o 28
-
30 Nm ( 2 0
-
22
l b f . f t ) .
4 .
F i t t h e s t e e r i n g column l o c k / i g n i t i o n s w i t c h assembly t o t h e column u s i n g new
s h e a r b o l t s A079H6008F a n d t i g h t e n u n t i l s h e a r e d .
5 . F i t t h e s w i t c h s p a c e r r i n g t o t h e t o p of t h e column w i t h t h e s p l i t on t h e
l e f t hand s i d e , and clamp t h e two column s w i t c h e s i n t o p o s i t i o n w i t h t h e p i p
on t h e i n d i c a t o r s w i t c h l o c a t e d i n t h e s p a c e r r i n g s l o t . Mate t h e c o n n e c t o r
b l o c k s from t h e column s w i t c h e s and i g n i t i o n s w i t c h , and f i t t i e wraps as
n e c e s s a r y t o s e c u r e h a r n e s s e s and h e a t e r d u c t i n g t o t h e column.
6.
F i t t h e column lower s h r o u d w i t h screw a n d washer t o t h e column l o c k , and
t h e n t h e u p p e r s h r o u d w i t h i t s f o u r s c r e w s .
7 . R e f i t t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l ( s e e S u b - S e c t i o n
H B . 2 ) .
To Remove Upper S t e e r i n g Column Assembly: S . I . R .
C a r s
WARNING: Any work o n , or r e m a v a l of the s t e e r i n g column o n S . I . R . cars r e q u i r e s
that r i g o r o u s s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n s be t a k e n i n order t o safeguard a g a i n s t
u n i n t e n t i o n a l deployment of t h e i n f l a t o r module.
Do n o t a t t e m p t a n y
work
on t h e s t e e r i n g column of an
S . I . R .
equipped car w i t h o u t r e f e r r i n g
t o Sub-Section WA.3
-
L i n t h e separate manual ' S e c t i o n
WA', p a r t no.
EO82T0327 J.
1. R e f e r
t o
s e p a r a t e manual ' S e c t i o n WA' t o :
-
remove t h e i n f l a t o r module ( S u b - s e c t i o n WA.3
-
I )
-
remove t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l ( S u b - S e c t i o n WA.3
-
J )
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remove t h e r o t a r y c o n n e c t o r ( S u b - S e c t i o n WA.3
-
K )
-
remove t h e k n e e b o l s t e r (Sub-Secion WA.3
-
C )
2. Unplug t h e b l o c k c o n n e c t o r s a n d r e l e a s e t h e h a r n e s s e s f o r t h e column
s w i t c h e s . D e p r e s s t h e r e t a i n i n g p r o n g s , and s l i d e o u t t h e column s w i t c h e s
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