Installing the steering shaft seal
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- Slide the steering shaft seal (2) onto the steering column and position it.
- Tighten nuts (1).
TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
| Bearing plate to bulkhead | ||
| M6 | tightening torque | 8 Nm |
Follow-up work
- Refer to RECUTTING THE SCREW THREAD .
- Refer to INSTALLING STEERING SHAFT, BOTTOM .
- Refer to CLIPPING IN THE COOLANT LINE .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE CONTROL UNIT HOLDER .
- Refer to PARTIALLY INSTALLING THE INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY MODULE (PDM) .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE DME CONTROL UNIT .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER FOR THE DME CONTROL UNIT .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE STRUT BRACE .
- Refer to CONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to CHECKING THE AIRBAG FOR FUNCTION .
- Refer to CHECK THE STRAIGHT-AHEAD DRIVING POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL .