With Tilt

REMOVAL
1. Place the front wheels in the straight-ahead position. Disconnect the battery negative cable.
2. Protect the painted areas on the steering column.
3. Remove the steering wheel.
4. Column shift: Remove the gear selector lever retaining pin and the lever from the housing.
5. Remove the lockplate cover. Use two small pry bars to pry the cover off the lockplate.

WARNING: THE LOCKPLATE RETAINS A VERY STRONG, SPRING FORCE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE STEERING SHAFT RETAINING SNAP RING WITHOUT USING LOCKPLATE COMPRESSOR C-41 56 (J-23653-B).

Lockplate Snap Ring Removal:

6. Compress the lockplate with Lock Plate Compressor C-4156 (J-23653-B) and release the steering shaft retaining snap ring.
7. Remove the lockplate compressor tool and the retaining snap ring. Discard the snap ring.
8. Remove the lockplate, canceling cam, upper bearing preload spring, and the thrust washer from the steering column/shaft.
9. Remove the hazard warning switch knob. Press the knob inward and remove it from the steering column by turning it counterclockwise.
10. If the steering column is the column shift type, remove the two retaining screws and the gear selector indicator cover.
11. If the steering column is the column shift type, remove the gear selector indicator lamp bracket retaining screw. Do not remove the lamp and bracket at this time.
12. Remove the tilt-release lever.

Taped Turn Signal Switch Wire Harness Connector:

13. Disconnect the turn signal wire harness connector from the bracket located at the lower end of the steering column.

CAUTION: Wrap tape around the turn signal switch wire harness connector to prevent it from becoming entangled during removal.

14. Remove the plastic protector from the wire harness.

Turn Signal Switch Retaining Screw:

15. Remove the turn signal switch retaining screws, dimmer switch actuator arm, to remove the switch. Guide the switch straight up and out of the steering column.
16. Remove the windshield wiper switch wire harness and all the other wire harnesses located within the steering column.
17. Insert the ignition switch key into the key/lock cylinder. Turn the key to the ON position.

CAUTION: Do not attempt to remove the key warning buzzer switch and contacts separately. It separated, the contacts can detach and drop into the steering column.

Key Warning Buzzer/Contacts Removal:

18. Remove the key warning buzzer switch and contacts as a unit. Use needle-nose pliers or a paper clip bent at a right angle (90 degrees).

Key/Lock Cylinder Removal:

19. Turn ignition key/lock cylinder to the ON position. Insert a thin screwdriver into the slot adjacent to the switch attaching screw boss (right-hand slot). Depress the spring latch located at the bottom of the slot to release the key/lock cylinder. Remove the cylinder.

INSTALLATION
Installation is the reverse of removal.