STEERINGANDFRONTSUSPENSIONSteeringColumn
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Figure7-3SteeringColumn
STEERINGCOLUMNINSTALLATION
1.Foreaseofassemblyandtopreventcorrosion,applyalightcoatofanti-seizeorlubricatingcompoundtothe
splinedstud(13)extendingfromthesteeringgear.
2.Inserttheendofthesteeringcolumn(9)withtheuniversaljointthroughthefrontunderbody.Installuniversaljoint
ontopinionshaftofsteeringgear.Looselyinstallbolt(11).Donottightenuntilsteeringcolumnismountedto
frameinstep3(Figure7-3,Page7-3).
3.Aligntheholesinthesteeringcolumnmountingbracketwithholesinthevehicleframe.Securecolumntoframe
withfourbolts(10).Tightenboltsto18.4ft·lb(25N·m).
4.Tightenuniversaljointbolt(11)to18.4ft·lb(25N·m).Verifytheupperuniversaljointbolt(12)torqueis18.4ft·lb
(25N·m).
5.Installfrontbumper,dashassembly,dashinsert,andinstrumentpanel.Section4—BodyandTrim
6.Installsteeringwheel.SeeSteeringWheelInstallationonpage7-2.
7.ElectricVehicle:Connectbatteries.SeeConnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehicles,Section1,Page1-4.
GasolineVehicle:Connectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeConnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
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