Slide the front wheels forward and place the car in neutral, remove the negative battery wire and take out the
Air Bag to remove the steering wheel. Place the puller around the lockring in the steering wheel so its bolts only go into the wheel, not into the lockspring, to keep from damaging anything. Should you have a shift link rod, take it out from the grommet in the shift lever using a flat-blade screwdriver. Make a mark near the top of the column shaft-to-coupler using a pen and remove it later. Then, open the
Steering Column cover/knee blocker, move the shift lever on type Prndl cars to Park, pull on the cable and twist it to detach it from the position arm. If you have a tilt lever, get rid of it, along with the upper and lower lock housing shroud and the lower fixed shroud. With a 7 mm socket, disconnect the turn signal multi-function switch connector and then loosen the upper Support Bracket nuts to give you slack. Also, take off the electrical connections from the Key Light, Ignition Position Switch, Horn, Overdrive and
Clock Spring. By taking out the plastic retainer buttons, you extricate the harness wire from the column. Following that, loosen the fasteners of the toe plate and the column and you will be ready to remove them from the car. Disconnect the Ignition and Multi-function Switch and remove the Clock Spring, taping it to make sure it doesn't turn. While setting up, begin with the clock spring and switches, with your Ignition Switch in the on position, to ensure the gear shift can be moved. Replace the grommet in column shift vehicles with multi-purpose lubricant and get rid of the shipping lock pin if needed. Insert the column through the floor pan, place the column bracket breakaway capsules on the mounting studs and gently assemble the two upper nuts on both brackets. Ensure the steering column shaft matches the coupler at the front while the wheels are straight, put the new pinch bolt on and tighten to 49 Nm (36 ft. lbs.). Attach the wiring harness to the steering column, connect the multi-function switch wiring and use a 7 mm socket to tighten everything. Attach the upper aft shroud, lower the capsules into their slots of the column support bracket, pull back the column and tighten each nut on the top bracket to 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.). Attach the toe plate to the floor plan with 22.5 Nm/200 inch lbs., secure the wiring connections near the column and finally fit the lower fixed shroud. For vehicles with a column shift, install the Prndl cable, put the shifter in Park and make any indicator adjustments by turning the thumb screw on the cable retainer. Replace the housing shrouds, the tilt lever if you have one, the knee blocker and the cover for the steering column. Then, mount the steering wheel, tighten the bolt to 45 ft. lbs. or 61 Nm, add the air bag, join the shift link rod with the transmission lever using lubricant and put the ground cable for the battery back on. Make sure the linkage in the automatic transmission is operating correctly and make any improvements that are required.