Intermediate Shaft and Dash Seal Removal and Installation: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Suzuki Reno and 2005 Suzuki Forenza. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Turn the steering wheel until it is horizontal, with the spokes pointing down. This is the straight-ahead position. Make a mark on the stub shaft housing that lines up with a mark on the intermediate shaft lower universal joint. This mark will be used for proper alignment during installation.

Fig 1: Aligning Marks On Stub Shaft Housing To Ensure Proper Positioning
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Remove the lower pinch bolt from the universal joint on the intermediate shaft.

Fig 2: Identifying Intermediate Shaft Pinch Bolt
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Turn the steering wheel so that the upper pinch bolt is accessible. Remove the upper pinch bolt from the universal joint on the intermediate shaft.

Fig 3: Identifying Upper Pinch Bolt On Universal Joint
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Remove the nuts from the dash seal retaining ring and remove the dash seal retaining ring.

Fig 4: Identifying Dash Seal Retaining Ring Nuts
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Remove the coupling from the power steering gear and pull the intermediate shaft out of the engine compartment.

Fig 5: Identifying Intermediate Shaft
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