Steering Lower Shaft Assembly Removal and Installation: Installation

Be sure that front wheels and steering wheel are in straight-ahead state.
Align flat part "a" of shaft lower assembly (2) with bolt hole "B" of shaft joint (1) as shown. Then insert shaft joint (1) into shaft lower assembly (2).

Fig 1: Aligning Flat Part Of Shaft Lower Assembly
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Install shaft joint bolt (shaft lower assembly side) to shaft joint. Then tighten it by hand.
Insert pinion shaft into shaft lower assembly lower joint (2) with slit (1) of lower joint, marks (4) on pinion shaft (5) and gear case (6) aligned. And then install shaft lower assembly lower joint bolt (3) to shaft lower assembly lower joint (2). Tighten it to specified torque.
Tightening torque

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

Fig 2: Inserting Pinion Shaft Into Shaft Lower Assembly Lower Joint
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Install steering shaft joint (2) to steering shaft (1).
NOTE: Be sure that front wheels and steering wheel are in straight-ahead state.

Fig 3: Installing Steering Shaft Joint
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Install shaft joint bolt (column side) (2) to 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 (b): 25 N.m (2.5 kg-m, 18.0 lb-ft)

Fig 4: Installing Shaft Joint Bolt

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