Removal Procedures

CAUTION: Before removing or installing any electrical unit or when a tool or equipment could easily come in contact with "live" exposed electrical terminals, disconnect the negative battery cable to help prevent personal injury and/or damage to the vehicle or components. Unless instructed otherwise, the ignition switch must be in the "OFF" or "LOCK" position.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disable the SIR system. Refer to Disabling the SIR SYSTEM in RESTRAINTS.
3. Remove the steering wheel. Refer to STEERING WHEEL REPLACEMENT.





4. Remove the kneebolster. Refer to KNEE BOLSTER REPLACEMENT (LHD) in INSTRUMENT PANELS AND GAUGES.





5. Remove the two nuts (1) securing the steering column to the instrument panel.
6. Lower the column.
7. Remove the tilt lever handle.
8. Remove the upper and lower shrouds. Refer to SHROUDS, SHIFT LEVER SEAL.
9. Remove the two wire harness straps.
10. Remove one wire harness strap from the steering column tilt head assembly.





11. Remove the wire harness assembly (1) from the wire harness strap (2).





12. When working on the power tilt and telescope column remove three wire harness straps (1).





13. When working on the power tilt and telescope column remove the green (5), brown (4), natural (3) and the black (2), connectors from the E&C interface module assembly.





14. When working on the power tilt and telescope column remove the E&C interface module assembly (2) from the lower wire shield (1).





15. When working on the power tilt and telescope column open the lower wire shield (1) to remove the wire harness assembly (2), In the lower wire shield (1) notice which direction (3) and placement the wires are in.





16. Remove the blue (1), black (2) and gray (3) connectors of the turn signal and multifunction switch assembly.





17. Remove the two TORX(R) screws (1).





18. Remove the turn signal and multifunction switch assembly (1).