Inspection Procedure
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- Remove the ignition key cover, lower column cover, and upper column cover.
- Release the tilt lever lock.
- Loosen the two upper steering column mounting bolts by two turns.
- Hold the one-way capsules as shown in the figure, and then try to rock them. If there is a slack in either of the capsules, replace the steering column shaft assembly (Refer to STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY
).CAUTION:
- Be careful that nothing is pinched between the one-way capsules and the body.
- When the replacement, removal, or installation of the steering column shaft assembly is performed, tighten the mounting bolt of the one-way capsule side to the specified torque first.
- If no malfunction has been found after the inspection, hand-tighten the steering column mounting bolts, and then tighten them to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 21 ± 3 N.m (15 ± 2 ft-lb)