- remove the battery cover;
- turn off the ignition and disconnect the wire «masses» from the storage battery;
- cover the front seats;
- move the front seats back as far as they will go;
- turn off the integrated system of airbags and seat belts;
- remove the safety latch;
Pic. 7.1. Bolt location (1) steering shaft mounts: 1 - remove the airbag from the driver's side
- remove bolt 1 (pic. 7.1) steering shaft mounting;
- turn on the anti-theft steering wheel lock;
- loosen, by unscrewing a few turns, the steering wheel mounting bolt;
- move the steering wheel from the slots, if necessary, striking with your hands from the back side along its perimeter;
- set the wheels to move straight ahead;
- turn out a bolt of fastening of a steering wheel;
Pic. 7.2. Place of labeling (A) alignment on the steering wheel and the end of the steering shaft
- use chalk, marker or paint to mark A (pic. 7.2) alignment on the steering wheel and the end of the steering shaft. Tags are necessary to reinstall the steering wheel in its original position;
- disconnect from a steering wheel electric sockets;
- remove the steering wheel, having previously passed the electrical connectors one by one through the cutouts in the steering wheel;
- Turn out screws of fastening of casings of a steering column located under the lower casing.
- remove the lower casing of the steering column;
Pic. 7.3. Location of latches (IN) upper steering column cover
- release from clamps B (pic. 7.3) the upper casing of the steering column and remove it;
- remove the steering column switch block COM 2000;
Pic. 7.4. Latch location (1), holding wires
- push latch 1 to the right (pic. 7.4), holding the wires;
Pic. 7.5. Location of the ignition switch (1) with anti-theft device
- remove the ignition switch 1 (pic. 7.5) with anti-theft device;
- disconnect the rack valve stem;
Pic. 7.6. Bolt location (1) steering column mounts
- remove four screws 1 (pic. 7.6) steering column mounts;
- remove the steering column.
Checking the technical condition of the steering column:
- check the steering column for damage and wear;
- check the smoothness and ease of rotation of the steering column shaft.
Install the steering column in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following:
- when installing the steering wheel, be guided by the marks made before removal;
- install the airbag;
- connect the centralized system of airbags and pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners;
- check the normal operation of all electrical appliances;
- initialize all computers.