Cruise Control Actuator

Removal Procedure




1. Carefully pull the knee bolster trim panel until it is loose from its retaining clips
2. Remove the knee bolster.




3. Remove the actuator bracket with the actuator still attached.




4. Press the tabs on the cable adjuster, and remove the cable and the adjuster from the adjuster bracket.




5. Tilt the cable housing to expose one of the slots in the actuator, and insert the tip of a flathead screwdriver into one of the slots.




6. Tilt the cable housing toward the screwdriver to release the cable housing retainers.




7. Remove the cable ball from the actuator rod.

Installation Procedure




1. Insert the cable ball into the actuator rod.




2. Align the cable housing and push the cable housing onto the actuator until it is locked in place by the retainers.




3. If a new actuator is being installed, attach it to the mounting bracket.

Tighten
Tighten the actuator bolts to 4 Nm (35 lb.in).




4. Install the mounting bracket.

Tighten
Tighten the actuator bracket nuts to 18 Nm (13 lb.ft).




5. If the adjuster spring is not fully compressed, press the cable release button and slide the cable into the adjuster until the spring is fully compressed.

NOTE: When the adjuster button is pressed, do not allow the adjuster spring to expand to a length of more than 2 cm (3/4 inch) or the adjuster rack will come out of the adjuster, and will have to be re-inserted. To keep the adjuster in one piece during adjustment, hold the cable when the adjuster button is pressed.




6. Insert the cable adjuster into the adjuster bracket.
7. Press the cable release button and adjust the cable to achieve a gap of 0.5 mm (0.02 inches) between the bushing and the nipple of the cable ball.
8. Install the knee bolster.
9. Install the knee bolster trim panel.