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Removing and installing steering column switch carrier (manufacturer: Kostal)
Removing and installing steering column switch carrier (manufacturer: Kostal)
  Caution
The removal and installation of individual components of the steering column switch must be performed in a specified sequence → Chapter.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Angle hand drill
   
t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1410-
Removing:
  Note
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To remove steering column switch carrier -2-, shear-head bolts -1- of steering lock housing must be drilled out. New shear-head bolts are required for subsequent installation → Electronics parts catalogue (ETKA).
  Caution
t  Ensure that all the components mounted on the base have been removed before drilling out the shear-head bolts.
t  The drilling operation can cause swarf to penetrate the adjacent components resulting in damage and/or malfunction!
t  Adhere to the specified sequence when removing components of the steering column switch → Chapter.
  Caution
To disconnect and reconnect the battery, the procedure described in the workshop manual should be strictly adhered to → Chapter.
Removing:
–  Disconnect battery.
–  Remove all components attached to base in prescribed sequence → Chapter.
The carrier can be removed once all the components mounted to it have been removed:
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–  Drill out shear-head bolts -1- of steering lock housing -3-.
  Note
Bolts M8 -1-, core diameter 6.8 mm
–  Pull off steering lock housing -3- and base of steering column switch -2- backwards from steering column.
–  Remove steering lock housing from steering base of column switch.
Installing:
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–  Insert steering lock housing -3- into base of steering column switch -2-.
–  Push steering column combination switch -E595- onto base of steering column switch and screw in bottom bolt.
–  Push preassembled unit consisting of steering lock housing, steering column switch base and steering column combination switch -E595- as far as it will go onto the steering column and align to threaded holes.
–  Secure steering lock housing -3- to steering column using new shear bolts -1-.
–  Tighten new shear-head bolts -1- until bolt heads shear off.
–  Install all components in reverse order of removal.
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Number plate light > < Removing and installing steering column switch carrier (manufacturer: Valeo)