Steering Wheel: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Place the front road wheels in the straight ahead position then:
- Rotate the steering wheel half turn (180 degrees) to the right (clockwise)
- Lock column with the ignition cylinder lock

Negative Battery Cable Remote Terminal:

2. Open hood and disconnect the negative battery cable remote terminal from the remote battery post.
3. Wait two minutes for the reserve capacitor to discharge before removing non deployed module.
4. Remove speed control switches and connectors.
5. Remove the airbag module attaching bolts on the front of the steering wheel.
6. Lift module and disconnect the airbag and horn wire connectors.
7. Remove steering wheel retaining nut.
8. Remove steering wheel with steering wheel puller Tool C-3428B. While removing steering wheel take care to feed the wires gently through the opening in the steering wheel armature.

INSTALLATION
1. Confirm that:
- The steering wheel position is a half turn (180 degrees) to the right (clockwise)
- The column is locked with the ignition cylinder lock.
- Check that the turn signal stalk is in the neutral position
2. Pull all wires through the larger opening of the hub area on the wheel. Install steering wheel ensuring the flats on hub align with the clockspring. Ensure leads do not get pinched under the steering wheel.
3. Install retaining nut, and torque it to 61 N.m (45 ft.lbs.).
4. Route speed control wires through the slots in the steering wheel back cover.
5. Connect the horn lead wire and the airbag lead wire to the airbag module.
6. Install the airbag module and torque bolts to 7 to 9 N.m (65 to 85 in.lbs.).
7. Connect the speed control wires to the switches and install switches. Torque screws to 1.4 to 2.0 N.m (12 to 18 in.lbs.).
8. Do not connect the battery negative cable remote terminal. Refer to Airbag System Check for proper procedure.