Steering Shaft, Lower Bearing & Jacket - Disassemble

Disassembly Procedure

Tools Required
- J 41688 Centering Sphere Installer
- J 21854-1 Pivot Pin Remover





1. Remove the lock module assembly. Refer to Electronic Column Lock Module - Disassemble - Off Vehicle (Column Shift).- With Tilt Column
2. Remove the tilt spring assembly. Refer to Tilt Spring - Disassemble - Off Vehicle (Column Shift).- With Tilt Column
3. Remove the turn signal and multifunction switch. Refer to Turn Signal and Multifunction Switch Assembly - Disassemble - Off Vehicle (Column Shift).- With Tilt Column
4. Remove the electrical BTSI actuator.
5. Use a screwdriver to pry the electrical BTSI actuator from the steering column jacket assembly.





6. Remove the 3 flat head tapping screws from the linear shift assembly. Remove the linear shift assembly from the steering column support assembly.





7. Remove the steering wheel speed sensor assembly (3).
8. Remove the adapter and bearing assembly (2) from the steering column jacket assembly (1).





9. Remove 2 pivot pins (3) from the steering column support assembly (1) using J 21854-1.





10. Using the tilt lever remove the tilt head assembly (1) from the steering column jacket (2) with the lower steering shaft (3) still attached.





11. Remove the tilt head assembly (1) from the steering shaft assembly (2).

Important: Mark the race and upper shaft assembly and the lower shaft assembly before disassembly. Failure to assemble the race and upper shaft assembly and the lower shaft assembly correctly will cause the steering wheel to be turned 180 degrees.





12. Remove the race and upper shaft assembly (1) from the lower steering shaft (2).





13. Insert the race and upper shaft assembly (1) into J 41688
14. Insert J 41688 into a vise.
15. Rotate the driver 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction in order to disengage the centering sphere from the race and upper shaft assembly.
16. Remove the race and upper shaft assembly (1) from J 41688.
17. Remove the shaft preload spring and the centering sphere from J 41688.
18. If necessary, discard the old centering sphere and the old shaft preload spring.





19. Remove the 4 TORX(R) screws (2) from the steering column support assembly (1).