Steering Wheel: Service and Repair

STEERING WHEEL

REMOVAL - STEERING WHEEL
1. Adjust the steering wheel so that the tires are in the straight ahead position.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative remote cable.
3. Remove the speed control switch screws from back of the steering wheel. Pull the switch pods out and disconnect the wires.
4. Remove the Driver Airbag attaching bolts from steering wheel.
5. Lift the airbag and disconnect the airbag wire connectors using finger grip. Use care not to pull on wires. Never use a metallic tool to pry on the connector.
6. Disconnect the horn wire from the airbag mounting bracket. Remove the speed control wires from under the bracket and from the wire guides.
7. Unscrew the steering wheel retaining bolt almost all the way out (approximately 15 mm).
8. Loosen the steering wheel using a wheel puller tool. Remove the tool.
9. Remove the retaining bolt, then the steering wheel. Carefully feed all of the wires through the steering wheel armature to avoid damaging wires.

INSTALLATION - STEERING WHEEL
1. Ensure that the road wheels are in the straight-ahead position.
2. Ensure that the clock spring is centered by using the centering indicator. Refer to Clock spring Centering Procedure.
3. Ensure that the turn signal stalk is in the neutral position.
4. Carefully route the wires over the top of the steering wheel armature. Install steering wheel and tighten bolt to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.) torque.
a. Ensure that the pocket in the steering wheel hub lines up with the pin on the clock spring rotor.
b. Ensure that the block tooth in the steering wheel hub lines up with the missing tooth on the steering column shaft.
5. Route the speed control wires under the horn mechanism and through the speed control switch pockets. Connect the speed control wires to switches and install switches. Tighten screws to 1.4 ± 0.3 Nm (12 ± 3 inch lbs.) torque.
6. Connect the horn lead to steering wheel.
7. Connect the yellow airbag lead to the Driver Airbag. Check that the wires do not get pinched during installation.
8. Install the airbag bolts and tighten the left side first. Tighten to 9.6 ± 1.0 Nm (85 ± 10 inch lbs.) torque.
9. Refer to Clock spring - Diagnosis and Testing - Airbag System Test before connecting battery negative remote cable.