Disassembly

NOTICE: When using a vise, do not overtighten it.

1. Remove ignition key cylinder illumination.
2. Remove sliding yoke, as follows:





a. Place matchmarks on the sliding yoke and main shaft.
b. Remove the bolt.
3. Remove lower dust cover, as follows:
a. Remove the clip.
b. Using a screwdriver, remove the dust seal from lower dust cover.
4. Remove column upper bracket, as follows:
a. Using a centering punch, mark the center of the two tapered-head bolts.
b. Using a 4 - 5 mm (0.16 - 0.20 inch) drill, drill into the two tapered-head bolts.





c. Using a screw extractor, remove the two tapered-head bolts.
d. Remove the bracket.
5. Remove turn signal bracket. Remove the two screws.
6. Remove the protector. Remove two screws.
7. Remove connector bracket. Remove the two bolts.
8. Remove telescopic lever serrated attachment. Remove the nut and the serrated attachment.
9. Remove telescopic lever, as follows:
a. Remove the bolt, collar, lever and washer.
b. Remove the ball and compression spring.





10. Remove telescopic lever lock bolt. Install a double nut on the lock bolt, then remove the telescopic lever lock bolt.
11. Remove the breakaway bracket, as follows:
a. Remove the column tube stopper bolt.
b. Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring from the main shaft.
c. Remove the breakaway bracket from the main shaft.

NOTICE: Be careful the spline part of the main shaft does not come loose.

12. Remove two lock wedges from breakaway bracket.
13. Remove the steering shaft thrust stopper.
14. Remove compression spring, as follows:
a. Using a torx socket wrench, remove the torx bolt and spring.
b. Remove the two bushings from the spring.
15. Remove three tension springs.
16. Remove two tilt lever retainers, as follows:
Tilt lever side:
a. Remove the E-ring from tilt lever lock shaft.
b. Remove the nut from tilt steering bolt.
Tilt sub lever side:
a. Remove the nut from the tilt steering bolt.





b. Using a hexagon wrench to hold the tilt memory bolt, and remove the nut.
c. Remove the E-ring and spacer from the tilt lever lock shaft.
d. Remove the collar from the tilt memory bolt.
17. Remove tilt pawl, pawl stopper and tilt. Remove the bolt, nut and washer.
18. Remove tilt pawl, pawl stopper, tilt sub lever, tilt lever assembly and tilt lever lock shaft. Remove the tilt lever assembly set bolt.
19. Remove column upper tube with main shaft, as follows:

Fig. 18 Upper Column Tube Removal:

a. Set the Special Service Tool (SST) 09910 - 00015 (09911 - 00011, 09912 - 00010) or equivalents, the nut (10 mm diameter, 1.25 mm pitch), plate washer (36 mm outer diameter) and bolt (10 mm diameter, 1.25 mm pitch, 50 mm length), as shown, and then remove the two tilt steering bolts.
(Reference):
Nut: 90170 - 10004.
Plate washer: 90201 - 10201.
Bolt: 91111 - 51050.
b. Remove the column upper tube with main shaft from the column lower tube.
20. Remove tilt memory bolt. Using a hexagon wrench, remove the tilt memory bolt and square nut.
21. Remove main shaft, as follows:





a. Using SST 09950 - 40010 (09957 - 04010, 09958 - 04010) or equivalents, compress the compression spring.
b. Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
c. Remove the main shaft from the column upper tube.
d. Remove the compression spring, thrust collar and bearing from the main shaft.