Installation Procedure
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Mid Intermediate Steering Shaft (1) - Install
If a NEW threaded component is being installed, loosen the adhesive using a metal pick or similar tool before proceeding. If threaded component is reused, prepare the threaded component using the following steps:
- Remove any loose cured adhesive from the external threads of the component using a lint free cloth.
- Thread the cleaned component into the internal mating threads and remove to loosen trapped cured adhesive.
- Remove loose debris from internal and external threads using compressed air.
- Apply liquid thread locking adhesive in a strip along half of the length of the external threads, starting at the tip, just prior to installation. Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers
- Mid Intermediate Steering Shaft Bolt (1) - Install and tighten - Fastener Specifications
Install the mid intermediate steering shaft to the intermediate steering shaft by sliding the upper portion of the intermediate shaft (2) upward.
- If a NEW threaded component is being installed, loosen the adhesive using a metal pick or similar tool before proceeding. If threaded component is reused, prepare the threaded component using the following steps:
- Remove any loose cured adhesive from the external threads of the component using a lint free cloth.
- Thread the cleaned component into the internal mating threads and remove to loosen trapped cured adhesive.
- Remove loose debris from internal and external threads using compressed air.
- Apply liquid thread locking adhesive in a strip along half of the length of the external threads, starting at the tip, just prior to installation. Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers
- Mid Intermediate Steering Shaft Bolt (1) - Install and tighten - Fastener Specifications
- Remove the support and lower the vehicle.
- Remove the device used to prevent steering column rotation.
CAUTION:
Refer to Fastener Caution .