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Steering Column Removal and Installation: Installation

CAUTION: After tightening steering column mounting bolts, steering shaft joint bolts should be tightened.
  1. Be sure that front wheels and steering wheel are in straight-forward state.
  2. If equipped with shift (key) interlock cable (1), install shift (key) interlock cable (1) to ignition switch.

    Tightening torque 

    Shift (key) interlock cable screw (a): 2.2 N.m (0.22 kg-m, 1.6 lb-ft) 

    Fig 1: Identifying Interlock Cable
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  3. Install steering column assembly (1) to dash panel (2) and upper bracket so that boss of steering column lower seal (3) and all around it project out of hole in dash panel (2) into engine room. Tighten steering column lower bolts (4) (4 pieces) first and then upper bolts (5) (2 pieces) to specified torque.

    Tightening torque 

    Steering column mounting bolt (b): 23 N.m (2.3 kg-m, 17.0 lb-ft) 

    Fig 2: Identifying Steering Column Mounting Bolt Tightening Torque
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  4. Install steering shaft joint (1) to steering shaft (column side) (2) by matching it to marks (3) made before removal.
    Fig 3: Installing Steering Shaft Joint To Steering Shaft
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  5. Install shaft joint bolt (column side) (2) to steering shaft joint (1). Tighten shaft joint bolt (column side) (2) to specified torque first and then shaft joint bolt (shaft lower assembly side) (3) to specified torque.

    Tightening torque 

    Shaft joint bolt (c): 25 N.m (2.5 kg-m, 18.0 lb-ft) 

    Fig 4: Installing Shaft Joint Bolt To Steering Shaft Joint
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  6. If contact coil and combination switch assembly is removed, install it referring to Contact Coil and Combination Switch Assembly Removal and Installation  .
  7. Connect all connectors that have been removed in "Removal".
  8. Install steering column hole cover (1).
    Fig 5: Installing Steering Column Hole Cover
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  9. If steering wheel is removed, install it referring to STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION:  .
  10. Connect negative battery cable.
  11. After installing steering column assembly, be sure to enable air bag system by referring to DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM .