Removal of a steering column make in a sledushchy way:

Switch off ignition, disconnect a "weight" wire from the storage battery and wait for 2 mines before carrying out further work.

Establish wheels for movement directly forward.

Remove a steering wheel, then turn a key in the ignition lock in the situation LOCK to block a steering shaft from rotation, otherwise the spiral wire of a safety cushion can be damaged.

Remove the bottom panel of furnish, under a steering column.

Remove casings of a steering column.

Disconnect electric sockets from a plait of wires of a steering column.

Fig. 13.7. An arrangement of a coupling bolt of fastening of a steering shaft to the universal hinge

Note position of the universal hinge in relation to a steering shaft and turn out a coupling bolt (fig. 13.7) .

Fig. 13.8. Steering column: 1–universal hinge; 2–steering column; 3–the combined switch; 4–cover No. 2 of a steering wheel; 5,8-Torx screws; 6–steering wheel; 7–safety cushion; 9–cover No. 3 of a steering wheel; 10-protective plate of a steering column; 11-top casing of a steering column; 12-bottom casing of a steering column; 13-bottom upholstery of the dashboard; 14-handle of opening of the lock of a cowl; 15-air line; 16-bottom insert of the dashboard; 17-intermediate shaft

Fig. 13.9. An arrangement of bolts of fastening of a steering column on models since 2001

Turn out bolts of fastening of a steering column, then lower and, having pulled back, be convinced that it is held nothing by (fig. 13.8, 13.9) . Separate an intermediate shaft from a steering shaft and remove a steering column.

Installation of a steering column make in a sledushchy way:

Insert the bottom end of a steering shaft into a nest of the universal hinge of an intermediate shaft and screw, but do not tighten, bolts of fastening of a steering column.

Tighten bolts of fastening of a steering column the moment of 25 N • m.

Screw a coupling bolt of fastening of the universal hinge to a steering shaft and tighten it the moment of 26 N • m (see fig. 13.7 ).

Further installation make in sequence, return to removal.