Steering Angle Sensor: Removal

Disconnect the battery.
Remove the airbag (Refer to ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE - REMOVAL) .
Remove the steering wheel (Refer to STEERING/COLUMN/STEERING WHEEL - REMOVAL) .
Remove the front cover. See Fig 1.
Remove the upper and lower steering column covers. See Fig 1.
Remove the clockspring (Refer to ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/CLOCKSPRING - REMOVAL) . See Fig 1.
Disconnect the electrical connector from the steering angle sensor. See Fig 1.
Remove the steering angle sensor. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Steering Angle Sensor

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - UPPER STEERING COLUMN COVER

2 - CLOCKSPRING

3 - STEERING ANGLE SENSOR

4 - LOWER STEERING COLUMN COVER

5 - FRONT COVER

6 - STEERING ANGLE SENSOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION