Steering Column: Disassembly
- Drill out tapered head bolts and use a screw extractor to remove steering column upper bracket bolts. Remove steering column upper bracket. See Fig 1. Remove bolt and compression spring. Remove bushings from spring.
- Remove bolt and column protector (if equipped). Remove 3 tension springs. Remove 2 "E" clips, tilt lever retainers and nuts. Remove 2 pawl stoppers. Remove nut, bolt, tilt pawls and collars. Remove tilt lever, sub-lever and lever lock bolt.
- Install nut (10 x 1.25 mm), washer (36-mm outside diameter) and 2" (50 mm) bolt (10 x 1.25 mm) to upper column tube. Use a slide hammer to remove steering column bolts. See Figure. Remove upper column tube and stopper.
- Remove turn signal bracket. Attach an appropriate press to upper column tube and compress main shaft. Remove snap ring, press, main shaft, spring, thrust collar and bearing. Remove snap ring and main shaft collar from lower column tube.
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