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Steering Column: Removal

  1. Disconnect battery ground strap. Remove pinion-to-steering shaft clamp bolt. Inside vehicle, remove upper and lower steering column shrouds and lower dash insulation panel.
  2. Loosen two screws retaining switch assembly to column and unplug wiring connectors. Remove column mounting bolts and nuts. Carefully remove column and shaft assembly from vehicle.
  3. Remove steering wheel from assembly. Remove directional signals cam and bearing tolerance ring from shaft. Lift off column tube, remove washers and spring, then disconnect halves of shaft.