Removal & Installation: Removal
- Loosen front of dash mounting plates. Disconnect battery ground cable. Remove steering wheel. Remove nuts and washers securing flanged end of steering shaft to flexible coupling. Disconnect transmission control linkage from column shift tube levers.
- Disconnect steering column harness at connector. Disconnect neutral start switch and back-up lamp switch connectors if so equipped. Remove floor pan trim cover screws and remove cover. Remove screws securing two halves of floor pan cover, then remove screws securing halves and seal to floor pan and remove covers. Remove transmission indicator cable if so equipped.
- Move front seat as far back as possible to provide maximum clearance. Remove two column bracket-to-instrument panel nuts and carefully remove column from vehicle, rotating column so that shift levers will clear hole in floor pan.