Steering Wheel: Service and Repair

Remove and refit - Steering wheel

Removing
- Centralize front wheels and mark steering wheel to record its position.
- Do not turn front wheels again.
- Remove three screws securing lower switch cover. and detach cover.
- Working from below. remove clamp bolt securing collet adaptor to steering column.
- Slacken locknut of grub screw in collet adaptor and unscrew grub screw two turns.
- Withdraw steering wheel. complete with hand locknut. impact rubber. collet adaptor and shaft.

Dismantling
- Unscrew two self-tapping screws from lower face of steering wheel boss and lift oft padded horn contact.
- Unscrew nylon nut from top of steering wheel shaft and remove it carefully.
- Withdrawing horn contact tube with it.
- Remove self-locking nut and plain washer securing steering wheel.
- Carefully draw the steering wheel from its splined shaft. collecting both halves of split cone.

Reassembling
- Clean thoroughly and remove any burrs with a fine file
- Lightly lubricate all enclosed metal parts with engine oil
- Reverse the dismantling procedure operations

Refitting
- Reverse the removal procedure operations taking care to replace horn contact tube correctly (enclosing end of contact rod). and to replace wheel in its straight ahead position, with front wheels still centralized
- Tighten grub screw finger tight. tighten its locknut and tighten clamp bolt to (38 Nm) 28 lb ft