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Removal Procedure

Fig 1: Identifying Steering Shaft/Pinion Pinch Bolt
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CAUTION: Ensure that the vehicle is properly supported and squarely positioned. To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle on the opposite end from which the components are being removed.
  1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
  2. Loosen intermediate steering shaft cover from steering gear and move up enough to access intermediate steering shaft/pinion pinch bolt.
  3. Remove pinch bolt.
  4. Lower vehicle on hoist.
  5. Fig 2: View Of Ignition Module Assembly And Steering Column
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  6. Remove clamp bolt at lower steering column/intermediate steering shaft joint.
  7. Remove intermediate steering shaft from inside vehicle.