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Steering Column: Removal

  1. Remove steering wheel. See STEERING WHEEL & HORN PAD  . See Figure . Remove 4 screws and lower crash pad. Remove 3 screws and steering column cover. Disconnect combination switch and rheostat connectors. Remove 4 screws and combination switch.
  2. On vehicles without tilt steering, remove steering shaft upper coupling bolt. Remove steering column bracket-to-frame bolts. Disconnect steering shaft from coupling inside vehicle. Remove steering column assembly.
  3. On vehicles with tilt steering, lower steering column assembly toward floor by removing lower bracket and tilt bracket bolts. Remove "U" joint-to-steering shaft retaining bolt. Remove steering column assembly.
  4. On all models, remove intermediate shaft lower coupling bolt at steering gear. Remove dust cover bolts. Remove intermediate shaft, with dust cover, toward inside of vehicle.