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STEERING
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R E H © W J 4 L
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INSTALLATION
( C o n t i n u e d )
STEERING WHEEL COVER (REAR)
REMOVE
W A R N I N G ;
S A F E T Y G O G G L E S S H O U L D B E W O R N
A T A L L T I M E S W H E N
W O R K I N G
O N S T E E R I N G
C O L U M N S .
(1)
Before removing steering wheel from steering
column, position the front wheels
of the vehicle
straight ahead.
(2)
Disconnect the negative (-) cable from the bat-
tery and isolate the cable.
(3) Wait for a m i n i m u m of 2 m i n u t e s before
starting to remove air bag f r o m steering w h e e l .
This will allow the airbag system capacitor to
de-energize.
W A R N I N G :
W H E N
A N U N D E P L O Y E D
A I R B A G
A S S E M B L Y IS T O B E R E M O V E D F R O M T H E S T E E R -
I N G
W H E E L ,
D I S C O N N E C T
B A T T E R Y
G R O U N D
C A B L E A N D I S O L A T E . A L L O W S Y S T E M C A P A C I -
T O R T O D I S C H A R G E F O R T W O M I N U T E S , T H E N
B E G I N A I R B A G R E M O V A L .
W A R N I N G :
W H E N HANDLING A N UNDEPLOYED
A I R B A G MODULE
D U R I N G SERVICING O F THE
STEERING COLyiWlN THE FOLLOWING
PRECAU-
T I O N S
SHOULD
BE
OBSERVED, AT N O TIME
S H O U L D ANY S O U R C E O F ELECTRICITY B E P E R -
M I T T E D NEAR THE INFLATOR O N THE BACK O F
THE AIR BAG MODULE. WHEN CARRYING A LIVE
M O D U L E , T H E T R I M COVER S H O U L D B E POINTED
A W A Y F R O M THE B O D Y TO MINIMIZE INJURY IF
MODULE ACC3DENTLY DEPLOYS. IF A I R B A G M O D -
U L E IS PLACED O N A B E N C H O R O T H E R SUR-
F A C E , PLASTIC COVER SHOULD BE F A C E UP TO
M I N I M I Z E MOVEMENT
IN CASE O F ACCIDENTAL
DEPLOYMENT
(4)
Remove the airbag module (Fig. 10) from the
steering wheel. The air bag is mounted to the steer-
ing wheel using a m o u n t i n g bolt located i n each
spoke of the steering wheel. Access to the m o u n t i n g
bolts is from the back side of the steering wheel.
(5)
Disconnect the electrical connector from
the
airbag module (Fig. 11). Then disconnect the w i r i n g
lead for the h o r n switch i n the airbag module from
the clockspring w i r i n g lead (Fig. 11).
(6)
Remove the steering wheel r e t a i n i n g n u t (Fig.
12).
CAUTION:
W h e n i n s t a l l i n g p u l l e r b o l t s i n s t e e r i n g
w h e e l , b e s u r e b o l t s a r e f u l l y
i n s t a l l e d
i n t o t h e
t h r e a d e d h o l e s i n s t e e r i n g w h e e l . If t h r e a d s o n b o l t s
a r e
n o t f u l l y
engaged
w i t h
t h e t h r e a d e d
h o l e s .
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Fig. 10 Air Bag Module
Fig. 11 Air Bag Module Electrical
Connections
Fig. 12 Steering Wheel Retaining Nut
t h r e a d s m a y b e s t r i p p e d o u t o f t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l
w h e n p u l l e r i s t i g h t e n e d to r e m o v e s t e e r i n g w h e e l .
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