With Heated Steering Wheel

STEERING SHAFT

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL


CAUTION:
Spiral cable may be cut if steering wheel turns while separating steering column assembly and steering gear assembly. Be sure to secure steering wheel using string to avoid turning.
1.Set vehicle to the straight-ahead position.
2.Place the tilt to the lowest level.

CAUTION:
Securely lock the tilt lever.
3.Remove instrument lower panel. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
4.Remove intermediate shaft mounting bolt (steering gear side), and separate intermediate shaft from steering gear assembly.

CAUTION:
- Place a matching mark on both intermediate shaft and steering gear assembly before removing intermediate shaft.
- When removing intermediate shaft, never insert a tool, such as a screwdriver, into the yoke groove to pull out the intermediate shaft. In case of the violation of the above, replace intermediate shaft with a new one.
5.Remove intermediate shaft mounting bolt (steering column side), and remove intermediate shaft from steering column assembly.

CAUTION:
- Place a matching mark on both intermediate shaft and steering column assembly before removing intermediate shaft.
- When removing intermediate shaft, never insert a tool, such as a screwdriver, into the yoke groove to pull out the intermediate shaft. In case of the violation of the above, replace intermediate shaft with a new one.
6.Remove guide from intermediate shaft.
NOTE:
The guide is provided only for supporting installation in the manufacturing plant. To prevent deformation at the reinstallation procedure, do not use the guide.
7.Perform inspection after removal. Refer to "Inspection" With Heated Steering Wheel.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
Spiral cable may be cut if steering wheel turns while separating steering column assembly and steering gear assembly. Be sure to secure steering wheel using string to avoid turning.
- Follow the instructions below to install intermediate shaft to steering gear assembly.
- Insert intermediate shaft into steering gear assembly. Align groove of the steering gear assembly with the bolt hole of the intermediate shaft.
NOTE:
- The guide is provided only for supporting installation in the manufacturing plant. To prevent deformation at the reinstallation procedure, do not use the guide.
- When replacing intermediate shaft with a new one, remove the attached guide.
- Check for galling while hand-tightening the mounting bolt of intermediate shaft (steering gear assembly side). After checking that the bolt is inserted in the groove of steering gear assembly, tighten the bolt to the specified torque.
- For intermediate shaft mounting bolt direction, refer to "Exploded View" With Heated Steering Wheel. (Do not insert it from the other side.)

CAUTION:
Never reuse intermediate mounting bolt.





- When connecting intermediate shaft upper side (1) and column shaft, make sure the bolt is securely seated in groove (A) of column shaft (A) before final tightening.
- Perform inspection after installation. Refer to "Inspection" With Heated Steering Wheel.