Steering Wheel: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Remove the driver side air bag module.





2. Remove the steering wheel bolt.





3. Use (A) Steering Wheel Puller to remove the (B) steering wheel.

CAUTION: Do not attempt to remove the steering wheel by hitting the steering column shaft with a hammer. The column will collapse.





4. Tape the air bag sliding contact to prevent disturbing the air bag sliding contact alignment.

INSTALLATION





1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 mile) or more to relearn its strategy.