32 31 102 Replacing sleeve for steering shaft

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Necessary preliminary work:

Remove EXHAUST SYSTEM (N63 only).
Remove heat shield (N63 only).
Remove underbody protection at front and rear. See REMOVING FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION and REMOVING REAR UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
Remove COVER OF PEDAL MECHANISM .
Remove BOTTOM STEERING SHAFT .

NOTE: Steering shafts (1) and (2) are encoded to each other and can only be fitted together in one position!
It is helpful to mark spindles (1) and (2) to each other before they are pulled apart!

Pull off steering shaft lower section (1) from steering shaft upper section (2).

Fig 1: Pulling Off Steering Shaft Lower Section From Steering Shaft Upper Section

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Pull off steering shaft collar (1) from steering shaft upper section!

Fig 2: Pulling Off Steering Shaft Collar

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