Installation Procedure
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- Install steering column seal by rolling seal lip to inside vehicle.
- Connect the lower intermediate shaft to the upper intermediate shaft.
- Install the lower intermediate shaft to the upper intermediate shaft pinch bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the lower intermediate shaft to the upper intermediate shaft pinch bolt to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).
- Connect the upper intermediate shaft boot to the lower intermediate shaft boot.
- Unlock the steering column by removing J 42640 from the steering column lower trim cover access hole.
NOTE:
Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices.
IMPORTANT:
The upper intermediate shaft boot must completely cover the white insert of the lower intermediate shaft boot to ensure proper sealing.