Overview - Steering Column, Manual
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- Bolt
- 20 Nm + 90°
- Replace after removing.
- Clean the threaded hole, for example, using a thread tap, before installing the new bolt.
- Install the bolt first by hand in the first threads. Check if the steering intermediate shaft is seated correctly by pulling. Then tighten the bolt.
- Steering Intermediate Shaft
- Removing and installing. Refer to STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Instrument Panel Crossmember
- Bolt
- 4.5 Nm
- Electronic Steering Column Lock Control Module -J764-
- Removing and installing. Refer to Electronic Steering Column Lock Control Module -J764-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Steering Column
- Removing and installing. Refer to STEERING COLUMN, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Check for damage. Refer to STEERING COLUMN, CHECKING FOR DAMAGE .
- There are different versions.
- Handle
- For manual steering column adjustment
- Anti-Theft Protection Component Lower Section
- Equipment version with manual transmission
- Bolt
- Tightening specification and sequence. Refer to Fig 2.
- Quantity: 4
- Anti-Theft Protection Component Upper Section
- Equipment version with manual transmission
- Bolt
- 5 Nm
- Bolt
- 20 Nm + 90°
- Replace after removing.
- Clean the threaded hole (for example, using a thread tap) before installing the new bolt.
- Install the bolt first by hand in the first threads. Check the if the steering intermediate shaft is seated correctly by pulling. Then tighten the bolt.
- Nut
- 4.5 Nm
Steering Column - Tightening Specification and Sequence
-- Tighten the steering column bolts -arrows- to 20 Nm in a -1 to 4- sequence.
| Step | Bolt | Tightening Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | -1 to 4- | Install by hand all the way |
| 2. | -1 to 4- | 20 Nm |