Steering Wheel: Service and Repair

Removal and Installation

REMOVAL

NOTE: When reconnecting spiral cable, fix cable with a tape so that fixing case and rotating part keep aligned. This will omit neutral position alignment procedure during spiral cable installation.

1. Set vehicle to the straight-ahead position.
2. Remove driver air bag module.
3. Remove steering wheel lock nut after steering is locked.





4. Remove steering wheel with the steering wheel puller [SST].

INSTALLATION
Reverse the removal procedure for installation attentive to the following operation.





NOTE:
^ The neutral position is set as follows.
Turn quietly the spiral cable clockwise to the end position. Then turn it counterclockwise (about 2 and half turns) and stop turning at the point on which the stopper insertion holes are in the same position (showed as B in the figure). The service part is installed in the neutral position by the stopper and can be set without adjusting after the stopper is removed.

CAUTION: Do not run spiral cable idle needlessly. And do not turn it more than necessary (or it leads to disconnection of the cable).

^ Adjust the spiral cable locating pin (showed as A in the figure) to the steering wheel locating pin hole (showed as C in the figure).