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Steering Wheel Removal and Installation: Removal

  1. Remove driver air bag (inflator) module from steering wheel referring to DRIVER AIR BAG (INFLATOR) MODULE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  2. Remove steering shaft nut.
  3. Make alignment marks (1) on steering wheel and shaft for a guide during reinstallation.
    Fig 1: Identifying Alignment Marks
    G04723165Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  4. Remove steering wheel (1) with special tool (A).
    CAUTION: Do not hammer the end of the shaft. Hammering it will loosen the plastic shear pins which maintain the column length and impair the collapsible design of the column.

    Special Tool 

    (A): 09944-36011 

    Fig 2: Identifying Steering Wheel And Special Tool
    G04723166Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.