Removal and installation of steering wheel / steering column shaft

STEERING WHEEL

REMOVAL

• Remove the driver airbag (see operation in the 'AIRBAGS AND PRETENSIONERS' section).
• Disconnect connector (1) (Fig.1).
• Remove screw (2) using a 10 mm Allen key.
• Remove the steering wheel, feeding the wiring harness through the opening.
• Secure the clockspring (4) using adhesive tape (Fig.2).

INSTALLATION

Observe the following points:

• make sure the marks (3) are aligned and replace screw (2),
• make sure the marks (5) are aligned.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

If in doubt about the centring of the clockspring, turn it anticlockwise until slight resistance is felt, then turn back approximately 2.5 turns.

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT

REMOVAL

• Position the wheels straight ahead and lock the steering wheel in the centre position.
• Check the centre position of the steering gear: the mark on the steering column shaft must align with the mark on the steering gear (Fig.3).

Fig. 3

• Move the windscreen washer fluid reservoir aside (without removing the hoses).
• Remove screw (1), then disconnect the steering column shaft from the steering gear.
• Remove the boot (2) from the bulkhead (Fig.4).

Fig. 4

• Remove the trim panel located under the dashboard, on the left side.
• Remove the fastening (3), then disconnect the steering column shaft (4) from the steering column tube (5) (Fig.5).

Fig. 5

• Remove the steering column shaft (4) through the passenger compartment.

INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following points:

• the steering shaft (4) and steering column tube (5) can only be engaged in one predefined position,
• replace the nut of fastening (3) and screw (1).