Steering Column, Removing And Installing: Installing

Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:

-- Engage the steering column in the assembly aids on the mounting bracket at the bottom -2- and at the top -3-.

-- Guide in the bolts -1 through 4-.

Fig 1: Steering Column Tightening Sequence

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-- Tighten the bolts -1 through 4- one after the other to the prescribed tightening specification. 

-- The flat side of the steering column -1- must be positioned on the flat side of the steering gear -2-. At the same time, the opening on the steering gear must align precisely with the hole for the bolt -arrows-.

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-- Perform a basic setting on the Steering Angle Sensor -G85- using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.