Removal and installation of an elastic coupling of a steering column

Withdrawal

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable (chapter 5 paragraph 1).

2. Turn the steering wheel to the straight ahead position. Pull out the ignition key. Then turn the steering wheel slightly to lock the steering lock.

3. Turn out a bolt of a plate of a clip of fastening of a steering shaft to an elastic coupling. Rotate the clamp plate, disengaging the plate and lug of the flexible coupling.

4. Gently pull the rubber cap out of the bulkhead of the engine compartment into the passenger compartment. Do not damage the sealing lip of the cap.

5. Using a hex wrench, remove the flexible coupling clamp bolt on the steering gear input shaft. Remove the clutch.

Installation

6. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. Tighten the clamp bolts to the required torque. Install the rubber cap on the baffle and flexible coupling.