Steering Column: Reassembly
- To reassemble, reverse disassembly procedure. Apply grease to dust cover grommet. Apply grease to both ends of horn ground spring and to inner surface of bushing before installing.
- Align steering lock with column boss. Ensure steering lock is operational. Tighten bolt until bolt head breaks off. Apply grease to tilt lever screw before installing.
- Install tilt lever fully onto tilt lever screw. Install tilt lever into tilt lever bolt. Tilt lever is threaded in the opposite direction. Before installing tilt lever, ensure tilt lever screw end contacts tilt bracket stopper plate.
- Ensure steering column locks in proper positions. See Fig 1
. If steering column fails to lock in proper positions, adjust position of tilt lever screw end.
- On A/T models, apply grease to bushing (located in end of gearshift) and all gearshift contact areas before installing. On all models,tighten steering column tube clamp bolt to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
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