Express 3/4 Ton Van V8-6.5L DSL Turbo VIN F (1999)
Repairs and Inspections Required After a Collision: Service and Repair
Steering Column
Inspections Required After an Accident - Standard Column
For information regarding inspecting the steering column for accident damage, Refer to Steering Column Accident Damage Inspection - Off Vehicle.
See: Steering and Suspension/Steering/Steering Column/Service and Repair
Inspections Required After an Accident - Tilt Column
For information regarding inspecting the steering column for accident damage, Refer to Steering Column Accident Damage Inspection - Off Vehicle.
See: Steering and Suspension/Steering/Steering Column/Service and Repair
Steering Column Accident Damage Inspection - Off Vehicle - Tilt Column
INSPECTION PROCEDURE
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Vehicles involved in accidents resulting in frame damage, major body or sheet metal damage, or where the steering column has been impacted, or
where supplemental inflatable restraint systems deployed may also have a damaged or misaligned steering column.
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Check the capsules on the steering column bracket assembly: all must be securely seated in the bracket slots and checked for any loose conditions
when pushed or pulled by hand. If not, the bracket should be replaced if bolted to the jacket assembly. If the bracket is welded to the jacket
assembly replace the jacket assembly.
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Check for jacket assembly collapse by measuring the distance from the lower edge of the upper jacket to a defined point on the lower jacket. If
measured dimensions are not within specifications, a new jacket must be installed.
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Inflatable restraint coil assembly must be removed from the 0steering column and allowed to hang freely before shaft is rotated. Failure to do so
could damage coil assembly.
