Steering wheel - ’d’ series

STEERING WHEEL - ’D’ SERIES

Service repair no - 57.60.01

Remove

WARNING: SRS procedures must be followed and ALL precautions observed.

1. Remove driver’s airbag module. See RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, Repairs.

2. Disconnect Lucar from horn plate.
3. Centralise steering wheel with road wheels in straight ahead position.
4. Restrain steering wheel and loosen self-locking nut securing steering wheel to column. Loosen 2 turns only.
5. Release steering wheel from column splines by rocking steering wheel from side-to-side and pulling with both hands.
6. Remove and discard self-locking nut.
7. Remove steering wheel.
8. Attach tape across edge of rotary coupler to retain in central setting.

Refit

1. Remove retaining tape from rotary coupler. If rotary coupler setting has been lost, re-centre as follows: Rotate rotary coupler clockwise fully. Then rotate it anti-clockwise, Approximately 2 turns until:

• The YELLOW gear tooth lines up with the mark on the cover.
• The ’TOP’ arrow is at top centre.

2. Ensure road wheels are in straight ahead position and indicator cancel cam is aligned.
3. Engage rotary coupler pins and fit steering to column, ensure wheel spokes are horizontal.
4. Fit NEW self-locking nut, tighten to 49 Nm.
5. Connect Lucar to horn plate.
6. Fit driver’s airbag module. See RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, Repairs.