Steering Column: Installation
- Set steering gear in straight-ahead position. Connect lower joint to steering column. Slide steering assembly through hole in floor board.
- Tighten column tube mounting bolts. Loosen splined shaft set screw and connect shaft to joint. Connect opposite end to steering gear. Tighten pinch bolt and set screw.
- Make sure column tube hole seal is not twisted and that lower lip makes contact with joint shaft.
- Place steering gear so wheels point straight-ahead. On 200SX models with power steering, a special steering column centering band is used.
- Centering band is installed to column in place of column band prior to column installation, the removed and replaced with column band after installation.
- Slide steering column into position through passenger compartment. Guide column over worm shaft. Make sure punch mark faces up and tighten pinch bolt.
- Place column under instrument panel. Refit column tube cover at floor board. Reverse removal procedures for remaining components. Make sure steering wheel rotates freely.
310 & Stanza models use 2 measurements.
Bolt locations and positions will differ between models.