Removal & Installation

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Move steering column to "bottom" and "extended" position.
Knock through pin (1) on both expansion rivets (2) towards interior. See Fig 1.
Press both sides of marked area of upper section of steering column trim inwards and pull lower section downwards to remove. See Fig 2.
To install, reverse removal procedure. Expansion rivets can be used again. Insert expansion rivet (2) and push in pin (1) until flush. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Locating Expansion Rivets

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Fig 2: Removing Upper Steering Column Trim

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