Steering Column Lock: Service and Repair

Steering Lock Replacement

1. Remove the steering column. Steering Column Removal/Installation

2. Center-punch each of the two shear bolts, and drill their heads off with a 5 mm (3/16 in) drill bit. Be careful not to damage the switch body and steering column when removing the shear bolts.

3. Remove the shear bolts from the switch body.

4. Remove the immobilizer-keyless control unit from the switch body, then install it to new switch body. Immobilizer Control Unit-Receiver Replacement

5. Install the switch body without the key inserted.

6. Loosely tighten new shear bolts.

7. Insert the ignition key, and check for proper operation of the steering wheel lock and that the ignition key turns freely.






8. Tighten the shear bolts (A) until the hex heads (B) twist off.

9. Rewrite the new immobilizer control unit-receiver with the HDS, and make sure the immobilizer system works properly. Programming and Relearning