Removal & Installation (Swift)

Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove steering wheel, horn pad and combination switch. See Fig 1 . See STEERING WHEEL & HORN PAD and COMBINATION SWITCH. Unplug wiring connectors to steering column switches.

Fig 1: Exploded View of Steering Column (Swift)
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Pull back floor mat at bottom of steering shaft and remove lower steering column cover. Remove steering shaft joint upper side bolt. Remove steering column upper mounting nuts.
On models with automatic transmission, remove backdrive cable from steering column assembly. On all models, remove steering column. Use a hammer and drift punch to loosen shear bolts from column lock assembly. See Figure . Remove column lock.
To install, reverse removal procedure. Ensure alignment mark on column lock aligns with indent in steering shaft. SeeFigure and Figure .