Steering Column 10360372

Before starting disassembly, align the wheels and steering wheel.

Remove the horn button cover and loosen the steering wheel fixing nut so that it can be removed using a suitable steering wheel puller.

Remove the turn signal switch and windshield wiper control by removing the three slotted screws, also remove the horn contact wire on the side of the column by removing the Phillips screw, but put the screw back in place and then remove the ignition switch with upper bearing by removing the Allen screw 6

Also remove the horn contact wire on the side of the column by removing the Phillips screw,

Put the screw back in place.

Remove the ignition switch with upper bearing by removing the Allen screw 6

Remove the hex screw securing the column to the steering box.

Slide the assembly upwards.

Remove the 4 screws securing the steering column bracket to the dashboard.

Remove the assembly from the vehicle.

Take the assembly to a workbench.

Remove the hex screw securing the top of the column to the bottom.

Remove the dust cover, Phillips screw and contact clip from the horn and place the assembly in a hydraulic press.

Remove the Phillips screw.

Remove the contact clip from the horn.

Take the assembly to a hydraulic press.

Use a device approximately 50mm in diameter and 120mm in length to support where indicated by the colored arrows in the figure.

Press the column support down.

Take the assembly back to the bench.

Remove the upper bearing guide and its thrust washer.

Remove the upper bearing lock and support its inner ring on the press base to remove it.

After removing the bearing, also remove the lower lock.

Examine the bearing and locks and replace if necessary.

Insert the lower lock into the new column.

Manually fit the bearing until it is close to its housing.

Take it to a press.

Position the column in the press in an "L" shape and make sure that the joint fork rests on the base of the press.

Use a device approximately 26mm in diameter and 350mm long to support the bearing inner ring.

Press as illustrated until the bearing lightly touches the lower lock.

Then fit the top lock and dust protector.

Mount the support on the steering column, fitting it over the outer ring of the bearing.

Preferably support the bearing on the base of the press and press the support in the opposite direction.

The bearing penetrates beyond the face of the support and must be pressed in to the stop.

After mounting the bracket to the column, insert the washer and upper bearing guide as well as the horn contact clip.

Installation must follow the reverse steps of disassembly:

Start by fitting the steering column assembly into the vehicle's dashboard.

Install the 4 fixing screws.

Fit the column joint onto the steering box input spline shaft.

Torque the fixing hexagon.

Caution: Make sure the steering column splines (30-spline end) match the steering box splines (36-spline end) .

Install the ignition switch with upper bearing and torque the screw.

Connect the horn contact wire to the side of the column.

Reinstall the turn signal switch and windshield wiper control.

Reinstall the plastic steering column trims.

Reinstall the steering wheel and temporarily tighten the retaining nut without torque.

Perform a test drive.

Align the steering wheel position.

Finish by tightening the central nut and installing the horn button cover.