2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER column switch

37-1
GROUP 37
POWER STEERING
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . .37-3
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . .37-6
LUBRICANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-7
SEALANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-7
SPECIAL TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-8
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . .37-11
STEERING WHEEL FREE PLAY CHECK . 37-11
STEERING ANGLE CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-11
TIE ROD END BALL JOINT TURNING
TORQUE CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-12
STATIONARY STEERING EFFORT
CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-12
STEERING WHEEL RETURN TO
CENTRE CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-13
DRIVE BELT TENSION CHECK. . . . . . . . . 37-13
FLUID LEVEL CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-13
FLUID REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-13
POWER STEERING SYSTEM AIR
BLEEDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-14
OIL PUMP PRESSURE TEST . . . . . . . . . . 37-14
POWER STEERING PRESSURE
SWITCH CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-15
TIE ROD END BALL JOINT DUST
COVER CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-15
STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY
SHOCK ABSORBING MECHANISM
CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-15
STEERING WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-17
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-17
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-18
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WARNINGS REGARDING SERVICING OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) EQUIPPED VEHICLES
WARNING
•Improper service or maintenance of any component of the SRS, or any SRS-related component, can lead to
personal injury or death to service personnel (from inad vertent firing of the air bag) or to the driver and
paassenger (from renderin g the SRS inoperative).
•Service or maintenance of any SRS component or SRS-related component must be performed only at an
authorized MITSUBISHI dealer.
•MITSUBISHI dealer personnel must thoroughly review th is manual, and especially its GROUP 52B - Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) before begi nning any service or maintenance of any component of the SRS or any
SRS-related component.
NOTE
The SRS includes the following components: SRS air bag control unit, SRS warning light, front impact sensors, air bag module,
clock spring, and interconnecting wiring. Other SRS-related components (that may have to be removed/installed in connection
with SRS service or maintenance) are indicated in the table of contents by an asterisk (*).

GENERAL INFORMATION
POWER STEERING37-3
GENERAL INFORMATION
M1372000100661
Power steering has been adopted in all vehicles to
make the steering system easier to handle.
FEATURES
•A 4-spoke steering wheel is used.
•MOMO leather-wrapped 3-spoke steering wheel
is used.
•A steering column has a shock absorbing mecha-
nism and a tilt steering mechanism.
•Integral-type rack and pinion gear with high rigid-
ity and excellent response is used.
•A vane type pump with a fluid flow rate control
system which change steering effort according to
the engine speed is used.
•The separate plastic resin oil reservoir is used to
reduce weight and to make the fluid level check
-
ing easier.
SPECIFICATIONS
ItemInviteIntense
Steering
wheelTy p e4-spoke typeMOMO leather-wrapped
3-spoke type
Outside diameter mm380365
Maximum number of turns3.193.08
Steering
columnColumn mechanismShock absorbing mechanism and Tilt steering mechanism
Power steering typeIntegral type
Oil pumpTy p eVane pump
Basic discharge amount cm3/rev.7.2 <1300, 1600>
8.1 <2000>
7.2 <1300, 1600>
8.1 <2000>
Relief pressure MPa8.88.8
Reservoir typeSeparate type (plastic)
Pressure switchEquipped
Steering
gearTy p eRack and pinion
Stroke ratio (Rack stroke/Steering
wheel maximum turning radius)45.7445.74
Rack stroke mm146141

ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
POWER STEERING37-15
6. Check whether or not the hydraulic pressure is the standard value when no-load conditions are
created by fully opening the shut-off valve of the
pressure gauge.
Standard value: 0.2 − 0.7 MPa
7. If it is not within the standard value, the probable cause is a malfunction of the oil line or steering
gear, so check these parts and repair as
necessary.
8. Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left or right; then check whether or not the retention
hydraulic pressure is the standard value.
Standard value: 8.8 − 9.5 MPa
9. If not the standard value, overhaul the steering gear. Remeasure fluid pressure.
10. Remove the special tools, and then tighten the
pressure hose to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 57 ± 7 N⋅m
11. Bleed the system (Refer to P.37-14).
POWER STEERING PRESSURE SWITCH
CHECK
M1372007200324
ACX01134 AB
Temperature
gaugeAdapter
(MB991548)
Oil reservoir Oil
pump
Adapter
(MB991549)
Shut-off valve
Pressure gauge
(MB990662)
1. Disco nnect the pre s sure hose from the oil pump ,
an d then con nect the followin g sp ecial too l s.
•Power steering oil pressure gauge (MB990 662)
•Power steering oil pressure gauge ad apter (pump
side) (MB99154
8)
•Power steering oil pressure gaug e a dapte r (ho s e
side) (MB99154
9)
2. Bleed air , and the n turn t he steering wheel several
times while the vehicle is not moving so that the
tempe r atu r e o f th e flu i d rise s to approximately 50
−
60
°C.
3. Th e engine should be idling.
4.Disco nnect the conne ctor fo r the o il pr essure
switch , and p l ace an o h mmeter a t the switch .
5.Gradua lly close the shut-of f valve of the pressure
g auge a nd in crease the hyd r aulic pre ssu re, the n
check wheth e r or no t the h y drau lic pressure that
a c tivates the switch is the st a ndard valu e.
St andard va lue: 1.5 − 2.0 MPa
6.Gradua lly open the shut-of f va lve and re duce the
h y drau lic p r essure; then check whethe r o r n o t the
h y drau lic pressure that de activate s the switch is
th e st and ard va lue.
St andard va lue: 0.7 − 2.0 MPa
7.Remove the special tools, and then tighten the
p r essure hose to the specified torque .
Ti ghte n ing torque: 57 ± 7 N⋅m
8.Bleed the system (Refer to P.37-14).
TIE ROD END BALL JOINT DUST COVER
CHECK
M13720086 0026 2
1.Press th e dust co ver wit h you r fing er to check
whet her the dust cover is cra cke d or da mage d.
2.If the du st cover is cracked o r damaged, repla c e
th e tie rod end .
NOTE: If the dust cover is cra cke d or da mag ed,
th
e ball jo int could be da mage d.
STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBL Y
SHOCK ABSORBING MECHANISM
CHECK
M13720135 0009 0
If a collision accid ent occu rs or seve re imp a ct is
applied on
the steering w heel, the collision energy
abso
r bing mechanism ma y h a ve opera t ed. Once the
mechanism
has o perate d , it will b e ino perative e v en
it has
suf f er ed no app a r en t d a mage . De termin e if the
steering colu
mn shaf t can b e reused b y th e following
proce
dure. If the collision en ergy a b sor b ing mecha
-
nism has already operated, rep l ace the steering col-
umn shaft assembly .
If any excessive radial fre e pla y on the steering
wh
eel is fo und with the tilt lever in the lock po sit i on,
always ch
eck the steering shaf t assembly .

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY
POWER STEERING37-20
STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATIONM1372003100080
WARNING
Before removing the steering wheel and air bag module assembly, refer to GROUP 52B, Serv-
ice Precautions (P.52B-5) and Air Bag Module and Clock Spring (P.52B-194).
Pre-removal Operation
•Steering Wheel and Air bag Module Assembly Removal
(INVITE: refer to
P.37-17/INTENSE: refer to P.37-18).
•Under Cover Removal (Refer to GROUP 52A, Instrument
Panel
P.52A-3).
Post-installation Operation
•Under Cover Installation (Refer to GROUP 52A, Instru-
ment Panel P.52A-3).
•Steering Wheel and Air bag Module Assembly Installation
(INVITE: refer to
P.37-17/INTENSE: refer to P.37-18).
AC304919AB
12 ± 2 N·m
18 ± 2 N·m 5.0 ± 1.0 N·m
1
2
73
2
1
8
8 6
A
A
Ta b Section A - A
Section B - B
BB
Toe board
Specified sealant:
3M ATD Part No.8513 or equivalent
BB
4
5
(mounting screw)2.5 ± 0.5 N·m
Removal steps
1.Lower column cover
2.Upper column cover
3.Clock spring and column switch
assembly
4.Cover
5.Key interlock cable (Refer to
GROUP 23A, A/T Key Interlock and
Shift Lock Mechanism
P.23A-147).
6.Shaft cover
<>>>A<<7.Steering column shaft assembly
8.Cover assembly
REMOVAL SERVICE POINT
<> STEERING
COLUMN SHAFT
ASSEMBLY REMOVAL
CAUTION
The tilt lever should be held in the lock position
until the steering column shaft is installed to the
vehicle. If the steering column is removed with
the tilt lever released, or the tilt lever is released
after the steering column shaft was removed
from the vehicle, the steering column can not be
reinstalled correctly. If the steering column is
installed incorrectly, the collision energy absorb
-
ing mechanism may be damaged.
1. Ensure that the tilt lever is in the lock position, and remove the steering column mounting bolts.

WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
EXTERIOR51-28
WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
GENERAL INFORMATIONM1511000100514
WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
OPERATION
Windshield Low-speed (and High-speed)
Wiper Operation
•If the windshield low-speed wiper switch is turned
to the ON position with the ignition switch at the
"ACC" or "ON" position, the column switch sends
a low-speed wiper ON and high-speed wiper OFF
signals to the front-ECU. This turns the wiper sig
-
nal on and the wiper speed control relay off
(low-speed), causing the wipers to operate at
low-speed.
•If the windshield high-speed wiper switch is
turned to the ON position, the column switch
sends a low-speed wiper OFF and high-speed
wiper ON signals to the front-ECU. This turns
both the wiper signal and the wiper speed control
relay on (high-speed), causing the wipers to
operate at high-speed.
NOTE: The windshield wiper speed is switchable
with the built-in wiper speed control relay.
High-speed operations take place when the wiper
speed control relay is set to "ON" and low-speed
operations take place when the wiper speed control
relay is set to "OFF".
Windshield Intermittent Wiper Operation
The ETACS-ECU calculates the wiper operation
interval according to the voltage signal sent from the
column switch. Then the ETACS-ECU sends a signal
to the front-ECU. The front-ECU determines the
wiper operation interval and turns on the wiper relay
signal relay. This causes the wiper auto stop relay to
turn on. Then the wiper auto stop relay will turn off
after the wipers reach the park position. This causes
the wiper signal relay and then the wipers to turn off.
If the wiper signal relay remains off for the wiper
operation interval, the relay turns on again, causing
the wipers to operate in intermittent mode.
Windshield Mist Wiper Operation
•If the windshield mist wipe r switch is turned to the
ON position with the ignition switch at the "ACC"
or "ON" position, the mist wiper high-speed oper
-
ation signal is sent to the front-ECU. This signal
turns on the wiper speed control relay, causing
the wipers to work at high-speed while the mist
switch is on.
•While the windshield mist wiper switch remains
turned on when the intermittent mode is still work
-
ing, the wipers work as the mist wiper. However,
the wipers return to the intermittent mode again
when the switch is changed back to "INT" posi
-
tion.
•To prevent the windshield mist wiper from operat-
ing when the windshield wiper switch is turned
OFF, the windshield mist wiper does not work for
0.5 second after the windshi eld intermittent wiper
switch, the windshield low-speed wiper switch
and the windshield high-speed wiper switch are
turned OFF.
Windshield Washer Operation
•If the windshield washer switch is turned to ON
position with the ignition sw itch at "ACC" or "ON"
position, the windshield wa sher ON signal is sent
to the front-ECU. After 0.3 second, the windshield
wiper signal turns on. After the windshield washer
switch signal turns off, the windshield wiper signal
turns off in three seconds.
•If the windshield washer switch is turned on while
the windshield wiper is at intermittent mode,
when the windshield washer switch is turned OFF
within 0.2 second, the wiper works only once to
perform mist operation by the windshield washer
switch. When the ON condi tion of the windshield
washer switch continues more than 0.2 second,
the wiper performs the same movement as nor
-
mal condition from the time when 0.2 second has
elapsed and then returns to the intermittent
motion.
SERVICE SPECIFICATION
M1511000300325
ItemStandard value
Windshield wiper blade park position mm34 ± 5

REAR WIPER AND WASHER
EXTERIOR51-35
WINDSHIELD INTERMITTENT WIPER
VOLUME CHECK
1
6
8
11 10 9 7 5 4 3
2
AC201004
Ch
eck tha t the resist ance varie s between 0 a nd 1 kΩ
wh
en the
windshield int
e
rmittent volume is turn
ed
from F
A
ST
to SLOW by a
f
te
r mea
s
uring resist
an
ce
between conne
ctor
terminals 3 an
d 6 at
the column
switc
h
.
REAR WIPER AND W A SHER
GENERAL INFORMAT IONM151 1 0001 0052 5
REAR WIPER AND W A SHER OPERA T ION
Rear W i p e r O p eration
•If the rear wiper and washe r switch is turne d to
"INT" position
wit h th e ignition switch at "ACC" or
"ON" po
siti on, t he ET ACS-ECU t u rn s ON t he re ar
wipe
r drive signal for thre e se cond s (ap p roxi
-
mately two cycles), then 7 . 4 se cond s la ter the
int
e rmit tent mot i on o perates every eigh t seco nds.
If th
e se lector lever is moved to the "R" p o sition
when t
he rear wiper an d washe r switch is turn ed
to t
he "INT" position an d the ignit i on switch is at
the
"ACC" or "ON" positio n, the inhibito r switch "R" tu rns ON. One second late r , the ET ACS-ECU
turn s ON th e rear wip e r drive signal for thre e sec
-
ond
s (ap p roximat e ly two cycle s ). Th en, 7.4 sec-
onds later , th e inte rmittent motio n of eight
sec
o nds ' cy cle is restored.
Rear W a sher Operatio n
•If the rear wiper and washe r switch is turne d to
the
ON (washer) position wi th the ignition switch
at t
he "ACC" or "ON" po sit i on, t he rear wa sher
ON signal is sent to the ET
ACS-ECU, causing the
re
ar wipe r sign al to tu rn on a f ter 0 . 3 seco nd . Af te r
the
rear washer switch sign al tu rns o f f, the rear
wipe
r signa l t u rns of f in thre e seco nds. If the rear
washer switch is tu
rned to the ON position while
the
rear wipe r is in intermitten t mod e , the rear
washer works for th
at period when the washer
switch
rema ins on. Then the rea r wipe rs ret u rn to
the
intermitte nt mode.
SERV ICE SPECIFICA T ION
M151 1 0003 0033 6
ItemStandard value
Rear wiper blade park position mm42 ± 5

ECU
COMPONENT LOCATIONS70-2
ECU
M1701000500311
NameSymbolNameSymbol
A/C-ECUEFront-ECUB
ABS-ECUAHeater control unit E
Column switch (incorporating
Column-ECU)DImmobilizer-ECUG
Engine-A/T-ECU IPower window main switch
(incorporating ECU)K
Engine-ECU IPower window sub switch
(incorporating ECU)J
ETACS-ECUFSRS-ECUH
Cooling fan motor drive control unitC
AC301182
DE
AB
C
FGHI
AB

DE
AB
C
FGHI

AC304537
JK*
AE
ECU
COMPONENT LOCA TIONS70-3
NOTE: *: also eq uipp ed on the rear doors.
AC100209AC
A
ABS-ECU

Hydraulic unit
AC206790
A
AD
ABS-ECU
Hydraulic unit

AC301728AB
BFront-ECU
Battery
AC300571
C
ACRadiator fan
Cooling fan motor
drive control unit
AC301746
DColumn switch
(incorporating
column-ECU)
AB
AC501783AB
E
Heater control unit
or A/C-ECU