Steering Shaft Installation Note

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Verify that the tilt lever is in the LOCK position.
Temporarily tighten nuts A and B as shown in the figure.
Tighten the nuts to the specified torque in the order of A, B.
Tightening torque
1. 15.7-22.5 N.m
  1. {1.60-2.29 kgf.m, 11.6-16.5 ft.lbf}
Fig 1: Tightening Nuts To Specified Torque In Order Of A, B
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