Adjustable Jacket Tube

NOTE: Refer to Air Bags and Seat Belts, Service Precautions. Restraints and Safety Systems Also see Air Bags, Arming and Disarming.

1. Remove steering wheel.
2. Remove steering lock as described under Steering Lock.
3. Remove lower dashboard trim panel, then instrument cluster.
4. Remove spiral with electrical connectors. Ensure front wheels are pointed straight ahead.
5. Remove steering coupling to steering gear bolt. Allow coupling to remain on gear.
6. On vehicles equipped with carbon contacts, remove carrier plate with horn and air bag carbon contacts.
7. On vehicles equipped with ADS, disconnect steering angle sensor electrical connector, then remove carrier plate with sensor and wiring.
8. Remove combination switch/Tempomat cruise control switch.
9. Remove jacket tube trim.
10. Remove adjustable steering column switch or adjustment lever on jacket tube or on instrument panel and expose as far as jacket tube.
11. Remove reinforcement brace bolt.
12. Disconnect adjustable steering column control unit motor electrical connectors.
13. Remove upper attachment bolts, then lower jacket tube bracket bolts.
14. Remove jacket tube with lower steering shaft.
15. Reverse procedure to install, noting following:
a. Apply light coat of suitable multi-purpose grease to cup seal and mount it in firewall. Ensure correct fit.
b. Place steering shaft in center, with trigger lugs toward turn signal switch.
c. Bring steering gear into center position with wheels pointing straight ahead.
d. Carefully install entire jacket tube, inserting end in steering coupling. Do not force. Lower steering shaft corrugated tube is sensitive to side forces.
e. Do not tighten fasteners until jacket tube is positioned.
f. Torque steering coupling hex head bolt to 18 ft. lbs.
g. Torque jacket tube to cross member bolt to 14 ft. lbs.
h. Torque lower bracket hex head nut to 14 ft. lbs.
i. Check steering coupling. Gap between coupling and seal ring should not exceed 0.039 inch.
j. Ensure adjustment lever cable is routed correctly.
k. On vehicles equipped with ADS,reset steering angle sensor.