Removing and installing the steering column GAZ-3110
Disconnect the wire from the "negative" terminal of the battery.
Remove steering wheel
Remove the two mounting bolts and remove the instrument panel amplifier 1 with the carrying socket installed on it.
Remove one screw securing the upper casing, four screws 2 securing the lower casing of the steering column and remove both casings
Disconnect the block with the ignition switch wires.
Unscrew the three fixing screws 1 and remove the base 2 with the steering column switches as an assembly.
The base with paddles can be set aside without disconnecting the wires from the switches.
If there is not enough length of the harnesses to remove the base with shift paddles assembly from the steering column, then you can unscrew the two screws securing both paddles and disconnect them from the base.
Remove the two bolts 1 securing the steering column to the bracket.
Lower the steering column and remove the bushings installed between the steering column 2 and bracket 3.
Unscrew the fastening nut 1, remove the wedge 2 and disconnect the steering column shaft 4 from the cardan joint 3.
Remove the steering column from the car
Disassembly
Set the ignition lock with the key to position "0", thereby disabling the anti-theft device.
Clamp the steering column in a vise by the lugs of the steering column tube.
Remove retaining rings 1, washers 2 and bushings 3 from both ends of the steering column shaft.
Press the steering column shaft out of the pipe by hitting the lower end of the shaft with a hammer 1 through a wooden mandrel 2
Remove the upper bearing of the steering column from the shaft, and remove the lower one from the pipe.
If necessary, unscrew the two mounting bolts and remove the ignition lock with anti-theft device assembly.
Inspection and defect detection of steering column parts
Set the ignition lock with the key to position "0", thereby disabling the anti-theft device.
Clamp the steering column in a vise by the lugs of the steering column tube.
Remove retaining rings 1, washers 2 and bushings 3 from both ends of the steering column shaft.
Press the steering column shaft out of the pipe by hitting the lower end of the shaft with a hammer 1 through a wooden mandrel 2.
Remove the upper bearing of the steering column from the shaft, and remove the lower one from the pipe.
The steering column is assembled in the reverse order of disassembly.
Installation
Install the steering column in the reverse order of removal. Do not forget to install the bushings between the mounting eyes of the steering column and the bracket.
The tightening torques of the threaded connections for fastening the steering column to the bracket are 12–18 Nm (1.2–1.8 kgf m), the nuts for fastening the universal joint yoke are 18–25 Nm (1.8–2.5 kgf m ).
If necessary, unscrew the two mounting bolts and remove the ignition lock with anti-theft device assembly.
