Removal and Installation

Steering Column

Removal and Installation

NOTE: All steering column components are assembled with specific fasteners. They are designed with a thread-locking system to prevent loosening due to vibrations associated with normal vehicle operation.

All vehicles
1. Make sure the front wheels are in the straight-ahead position.
2. Disconnect the battery and wait at least one minute to allow the depletion of the restraint system backup power supply.

All except commercial chassis

3. WARNING: To avoid the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation procedure.

Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS) if equipped.

4. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the clockspring removal and installation procedure.

Remove the clockspring.





Commercial chassis
5. Remove the nuts.





6. Remove the nuts and the steering column support.





Vehicles with 4-speed automatic transmission
7. Remove the transmission range indicator from the steering column.
1 Remove the bolt.
2 Disconnect the cable and position the range indicator aside.





Vehicles with 5-speed automatic transmission
8. Remove the transmission range indicator from the steering column.
1 Remove the nut.
2 Disconnect the cable and position the range indicator aside.





All vehicles
9. Remove the screws.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors and remove the multi-function switch from the steering column.





10. Disconnect the brake shift interlock electrical connector.





Commercial chassis
11. Remove the pinch bolt and detach the intermediate shaft from the steering column.





All except commercial chassis
12. Remove the pinch bolt and detach the intermediate shaft from the steering column.

All vehicles
13. Disconnect the shift cable from the selector lever pivot arm.
14. Remove the shift cable from the steering column lower mounting bracket by pushing the tab on the cable in and sliding the cable off the bracket.
15. Disconnect the ignition switch.
16. Lower the steering column bend bracket and disconnect the plastic electrical connectors.





Commercial chassis
17. While supporting the steering column, remove the nuts.





All except commercial chassis
18. While supporting the steering column, remove the nuts.

All vehicles
19. Remove the steering column from the vehicle.
20. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

21. WARNING: To avoid the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation procedure.

Reactivate the supplemental restraint (SRS) system if equipped.