Power Tilt And Power Telescopic Steering Column: Disassembly

Remove the 2 nuts and lower side No. 2 lower cover.

1. Place matchmarks on the intermediate shaft assembly and main shaft assembly.
   Fig 1: Locating Matchmarks On Intermediate Shaft Assembly

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2. Remove the bolt and intermediate shaft assembly with the upper side No. 2 lower cover.
3. Remove the thrust stopper from the main shaft assembly.

1. Widen the claw humg on the upper bracket by approx. 1.0 mm (0.039 in.) using a screwdriver.
2. Pull the transponder key amplifier toward the rear of the vehicle with the claw open.

Remove the bolt and connector bracket.

Remove the bolt and steering column protector No. 1.

Remove the 3 bolts and turn signal bracket.

1. Using a hexagon wrench, remove the support stopper bolt.
2. Remove the stopper spring and stopper No. 1.
3. Using a hexagon wrench, remove the 2 tilt steering bolts and power tilt motor.
4. Using a screwdriver, remove the 2 E-rings.
5. Remove the 2 support stopper bolt bushings from the power tilt motor.

1. Set SST, a plate washer (36 mm outer diameter) and bolt (6 mm normal diameter, 1.0 mm pitch, 50 mm length), as shown.

   SST 09910-00015 (09911-00011, 09912-00010)

   Reference:

   Plate washer 90201-10201

   Bolt 91111-51050

2. Remove the 2 tilt steering shafts by using the sliding hammer on SST.
Fig 2: Removing Tilt Steering Shafts Using SST Setup
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3. Remove the adjusting nut No. 1.
4. Remove the 2 support stopper bolt bushings from the adjusting nut No. 1.

1. Remove the 2 bolts and power telescopic motor.
2. Remove the telescopic steering column cable.

1. Remove the column tube stopper.
2. Using a centering punch, mark the center of the 2 tapered-head bolts.
3. Using a 3-4 mm (0.12-0.16 in.) drill, drill into the 2 bolts.
4. Using a screw extractor, remove the 2 bolts, column upper bracket and column upper clamp.
Fig 3: Removing Bolts, Column Upper Bracket & Column Upper Clamp
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5. Using a hexagon wrench, remove the 2 telesco lever lock bolts.
6. Remove the 2 telescopic steering wedge lock springs, 2 steering lock wedges and column upper bracket and column upper clamp.

1. Remove the bolt.
2. Remove the column tube support with tube attachment.
3. Remove the tube attachment from the column tube support.

1. Using pliers, remove the 2 energy absorbing clips.
2. Remove the 2 energy absorbing plates and 2 energy absorbing guides.
   Fig 4: Removing Energy absorbing Plates

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Remove the 2 bolts and telescopic steering slider support.

Remove the nut, 4 energy absorber cushions, 2 bearings and telescopic steering screw.

1. Using a screwdriver, remove the lower side snap ring from the main shaft assembly.
2. Using a hexagon wrench, remove the 2 tilt steering bolts and column upper tube sub-assembly with the main shaft assembly.
3. Remove the column upper tube assembly from the break away bracket.
4. Remove the 2 support stopper bolt bushings from the column upper tube assembly.
5. Remove the 3 bushings from the break away bracket.

1. Using SST, compress the compression spring.

   SST 09950-4001 1 (09958-04011)

   Fig 5: Compressing Main Shaft Assembly Compression Spring

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   NOTE: Do not bend the universal joint of the shaft assembly more than 20°.
2. Using a snap ring expander, remove the upper side snap ring.
3. Remove the main shaft assembly from the column upper tube sub-assembly.
4. Remove the compression spring and bearing thrust collar from the main shaft assembly.