Steering Column Adjustment Cable, Adjusting

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Audi 100

NOTE:

Adjustment is shown with steering column removed.

WARNING:

To adjust gap -A-, lock steering column.

-- Remove driver's side storage shelf under instrument panel.

-- Loosen lock nut -2-

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-- Turn adjusting screw -1- out of or into adjusting element -3- until adjusting element has a play of approx. 2 mm (0.08 in.) in gap -A-.

-- Check length adjustment, by swinging length adjustment lever - 3- down and pushing steering column -5- back and forth in steering column tube -4-.

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-- If steering column -5- hangs up in steering column tube -4-, correct adjustment by turning adjusting screw -1- ; decrease gap -A- slightly (illustration 48-934) until steering column moves freely in steering column tube.

-- Lock adjusting screw -1- with lock nut -2-.

-- Install driver's side storage shelf under instrument panel.

A6 from MY 1995

NOTE:

Cable adjustment is shown with steering column removed.

Lock steering column to set the gap -A-.

-- Remove driver side storage shelf under instrument panel .

-- Pull cable -1- in direction of arrow enough so locking mechanism -3- does not move.

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-- Check that gap -A- = 3 - 3.5 mm (0.12-0.138 in.); adjust if necessary.

-- Check fore/aft adjustment by swinging lever -1- down and pushing steering column -4- back and forth in steering column tube -3-

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-- If steering column sticks, correct by turning adjusting nut -2-, decrease gap -A- slightly (→ illustration A48-0035) until proper clearance of steering column in column tube is achieved

-- Lock adjusting nut with sealing paint to prevent it from turning

-- Install driver side lower storage shelf.