Removing the steering wheel

Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.

Removing the steering wheel

Removing the steering wheel

Use a slotted screwdriver to pry up the decorative trim of the horn switch cover and remove it.

Removing the steering wheel

Use a 24mm socket to unscrew the steering wheel mounting nut.

For correct installation of the steering wheel, you need to mark the position of the steering wheel relative to the shaft

Removing the steering wheel

By rocking, pull towards yourself and remove the steering wheel.

Removing the steering wheel

If the steering wheel sits very tightly on the splines of the upper shaft, then pull the wheel towards you, striking the end of the shaft through a soft metal drift

Removing the steering column

Remove the steering wheel.

Remove the steering column facing covers.

Remove the ignition switch (see Removing the ignition switch).

Removing the steering column

Using a 13mm wrench, unscrew the nut of the bolt securing the lower universal joint fork of the intermediate shaft to the steering gear worm shaft, holding the bolt from turning with a wrench of the same size.

Removing the steering column

Remove the bolt.

Two bolts of the front mounting of the steering shaft bracket to the body have shear heads

Removing the steering column

By hitting the bolt heads with a chisel, loosen them

Removing the steering column

Use pliers to unscrew the bolts.

Removing the steering column

Remove the fixing plates of the bolts.

Removing the steering column

Using a 13mm socket, unscrew the two nuts on the front bracket fastening

Removing the steering column

Lower the steering shaft

Removing the steering column

Using a screwdriver to open the split fork of the cardan joint, pull the shaft from the splines of the steering gear worm shaft.

Removing the steering column

To remove the intermediate shaft, use two 13mm wrenches to unscrew the nut of the bolt securing the universal joint fork of the intermediate shaft to the upper steering shaft.

Removing the steering column

Remove the bolt and remove the earth wire terminal

Removing the steering column

Pull the universal joint fork off the splines of the upper steering shaft

Assemble and install the steering column in the reverse order.