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Diagnostic Information and Procedures
Checking Steering Column for Accident 
Damage
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NOTE
Vehicles involved in accidents resulting in 
body damage, where steering column has 
been impacted or air bag deployed may have 
a damaged or misaligned steering column.
 
Checking Procedure
NOTE
The steering column used in each vehicle is 
one of the two types as shown.
 
1) Check that two capsules (1) are attached to steering column bracket securely. If found loose, replace 
steering column assembly.
2) Take measurement “a”, “b” and “c” as shown. If it is shorter than spec ified length, replace steering 
column assembly with new one.
Ty p e  A
Power steering column length
“a”: 459 ±  2 mm (18.1  ± 0.08 in.)
“b”: 64.1  ± 1 mm (2.5  ± 0.03 in.)
“c”: 306.7 ± 1 mm (12.0  ± 0.03 in.)
Ty p e  B
Power steering column length
“a”: 466 ±  2 mm (18.3  ± 0.08 in.)
“b”: 60.0  ± 1 mm (2.4  ± 0.03 in.)
“c”: 300.5 ± 1 mm (11.8  ± 0.03 in.) 3) Check steering shaft joints and shaft for any 
damages such as crack, breakage, malfunction or 
excessive play.
If anything is found faulty, replace as lower shaft 
assembly or steering  column assembly.
4) Check steering shaft for smooth rotation. If found defective, replace as steering column 
assembly.
5) Check steering shaft and steering column for bend,  cracks or deformation.
If found defective, replace.
[A]: Type A [B]: Type B
[A] [B]
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Repair Instructions
Steering Wheel and Column ConstructionS7RS0B6206001
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1. Driver air bag (inflator) module
8. Steering column lower cover 15. Audio control switch
 2. Steering wheel 9. Steering column 16. Knee protector plate
3. Driver air bag (inflator) module mounting bolt 10. Steering lock assembly (ignition switch) : 9 N⋅m (0.9 kgf-m, 6.5 lb-ft)
4. Steering wheel nut 11. Steering lower shaft : 33 N⋅m (3.3 kgf-m, 24 lb-ft)
5. Contact coil cable assembly 12. Steering joint cover : 25 N⋅m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 lb-ft)
6. Wiper switch and lighting switch 13. Upper and lower joint bolt
: After tightening lower joint bolt, tighten upper joint bolt. : 14 N
⋅m (1.4 kgf-m, 10.5 lb-ft)
7. Steering column upper cover 14. Steering column mounting nut
: After tightening lower nut, tighten upper nut.  
         
        
        
     
        
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Steering Wheel Removal and InstallationS7RS0B6206002
CAUTION! 
Do not turn the contact coil more than 
allowable number of turns (about two and a 
half turns from the center position clockwise 
or counterclockwise respectively) with 
steering wheel removed, or coil will break.
 
Removal
CAUTION! 
Do not hammer the end of the shaft. 
Hammering it will loosen the plastic shear 
pins which maintain the column length and 
impair the collapsible design of the column.
 
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system referring to “Disabling Air 
Bag System in Section 8B”.
3) Remove driver air bag (inflator) module from  steering wheel. Refer to “Driver Air Bag (Inflator) 
Module Removal and Installation in Section 8B”.
4) Disconnect horn connector and audio control switch  connector, if equipped.
5) Remove steering shaft nut and then make alignment  marks (1) on steering wheel and shaft for a guide 
during reinstallation.
6) Remove steering wheel using special tool. Special tool
(A):  09944–36011 Installation
CAUTION! 
Following 2 Steps (Step 1) and 2)) are 
prerequisite for installation of steering wheel. 
If steering wheel has 
been installed without 
these 2 Steps, contact coil will break when 
steering wheel is turned.
 
1) Check that vehicle’s front tires are at straight-ahead  position and contact coil is  centered. If contact coil is 
turned after removing steering wheel, center contact 
coil referring to “Centering Contact Coil Cable 
Assembly”.
2) Install steering wheel to steering shaft with 2 grooves  (1) on contact coil fitted in 2 lugs (2) in the back of 
steering wheel and also aligning marks (3) on 
steering wheel and steering shaft.
3) Tighten steering shaft nut (4) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Steering shaft nut (a):  33 N·m (3.3 kgf-m, 24.0 lb-
ft)
4) Connect horn connector and audio control switch  connector, if necessary.
5) Install driver air bag (inflator) module to steering  wheel. Refer to “Driver Air Bag (Inflator) Module 
Removal and Installati on in Section 8B”.
6) Connect negative (–) battery cable.
7) Enable air bag system refe rring to “Enabling Air Bag 
System in Section 8B”.
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Contact Coil Cable Assembly Removal and 
Installation
S7RS0B6206003
CAUTION! 
Do not turn contact coil more than allowable 
number of turns (about two and a half turns 
from the center position clockwise or 
counterclockwise respectively), or coil will 
break.
 
Removal
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system referring to “Disabling Air  Bag System in Section 8B”.
3) Remove steering wheel from steering column  referring to “Steering Wheel Removal and 
Installation”.
4) Remove steering column lower cover (2) and upper  cover (1).
5) Remove contact coil cable assembly (1) from  steering column. Installation
1) Check to make sure that  vehicle’s front tires are set 
at straight-ahead position and then ignition switch is 
at LOCK position.
2) Install contact coil cable assembly to steering  column securely.
NOTE
New contact coil cable assembly is supplied 
with contact coil set and held at its center 
position with a lock pin (1). Remove this lock 
pin after installing contact coil cable 
assembly to steering column.
 
3) Install steering column upper cover (1) and lower cover (2).
4) Install steering wheel to  steering column. Refer to 
“Steering Wheel Removal and Installation”.
5) Connect battery negative (–) cable.
6) Enable air bag system refe rring to “Enabling Air Bag 
System in Section 8B”.
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Centering Contact Coil Cable AssemblyS7RS0B6206004
1) Check that vehicle’s wheels (front tires) are set at straight-ahead position.
2) Check that ignition swit ch is at LOCK position.
3) Turn contact coil counterclockwise slowly with a light  force till contact coil will not turn any further.
NOTE
Contact coil can turn about 5 turns at the 
maximum, that is, if  it is at the center 
position, can turn about two and a half turns 
both clockwise and counterclockwise.
 
4) From the position where contact coil became unable  to turn any further (it stopped), turn it back clockwise 
about two and a half rotations and align center mark 
with alignment mark (1).
Contact Coil Cable Assembly InspectionS7RS0B6206005
Refer to “Contact Coil Cable and Its Circuit Check in 
Section 8B”.
Steering Angle Sensor Removal and InstallationS7RS0B6206011
Removal
1) Remove steering wheel and contact coil cable  assembly. Refer to “Ste ering Wheel Removal and 
Installation” and “Contact Coil Cable Assembly 
Removal and Installation”.
2) Remove steering angle sensor (2) from contact coil  cable assembly (3) while op ening fitting parts (1) of 
contact coil cable assembly.
Installation 1) Install steering angle sensor (2) by fitting  engagement parts (1) of contact coil cable assembly 
to claws of steering angle sensor as shown in figure.
2) Install contact coil cable assembly and steering  wheel. Refer to “Contact Coil Cable Assembly 
Removal and Installation” and “Steering Wheel 
Removal and Installation”.
Steering Angle Sensor InspectionS7RS0B6206012
Refer to “Steering Angle Sens or Inspection in Section 
4F”.
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Steering Column Removal and InstallationS7RS0B6206006
CAUTION! 
Once the steering column is removed from 
the vehicle, the column is extremely 
susceptible to damage.
• Dropping the column assembly on its end could collapse the steering shaft or loosen 
the plastic shear pins which maintain 
column length.
• Leaning on the column assembly could  cause it to bend or deform.
Any of the damage could impair the column’s 
collapsible design.
Steering column mounting nuts should not 
be loosened with steering shaft joint upper 
side bolt tightened as this could cause 
damage to shaft joint bearing.
 
NOTE
When servicing steering column or any 
column-mounted component, remove 
steering wheel. But when removing steering 
column simply to gain access to instrument 
panel components, leave steering wheel 
installed on steering column.
 
Removal
WARNING! 
Never rest a steering column assembly on 
the steering wheel with the air bag (inflator) 
module face down and column vertical. 
Otherwise, personal  injury may result.
 
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system. Re fer to “Disabling Air Bag 
System in Section 8B”.
3) Remove steering wheel and contact coil cable  assembly referring to “S teering Wheel Removal and 
Installation” and “Contact Coil Cable Assembly 
Removal and Installation”.
4) Detach lighting switch and wiper switch from steering  column.
5) Remove immobilizer cont rol module from steering 
column, referring to “Immo bilizer Control Module 
(ICM) Removal and Installation in Section 10C”.
6) Remove steering column hole cover.
7) Remove steering joint cover.
8) Make alignment marks (4) on lower shaft (1) and  shaft joint of steering column (2) and lower shaft (1) 
and pinion shaft (3) for a guide during reinstallation.
9) Remove lower shaf t joint bolts (5).
10) Remove steering lower shaft (1).
11) Remove steering column mounting nuts (1).
12) Remove steering column from vehicle.
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Installation
CAUTION! 
After tightening steering column mounting 
nuts, shaft joint bolts should be tightened.
Wrong tightening order could cause a 
damage to shaft joint.
 
1) Be sure that front wheels are in straight.
2) Install steering column assembly to lower and upper brackets. Tighten steering column lower nuts (1) first 
and then upper nuts (2) to specifications as given 
below.
Tightening torque
Steering column nut (a):   14 N·m (1.4 kgf-m, 10.5 
lb-ft)
NOTE
After installing tilt steering column, make 
sure that steering column moves backwards 
and forwards smoothly and stops when tilt 
lever is fixed.
 
3) Align flat part “A” of stee ring lower shaft (1) with bolt 
hole “B” of shaft joint (2) of column as shown. Then 
insert lower shaft into shaf t joint of steering column 
with matching marks (4).
4) Insert lower shaft (1) into pinion shaft (3) with  matching marks (4).
5) Tighten joint bolt (pinion shaft side) (6) to specified  torque first and then joint bolt (steering column side) 
(5) to specified torque.
CAUTION! 
After tightening column nuts, tighten steering 
shaft upper joint bolt.  Otherwise shaft joint 
bearing is damaged.
 
Tightening torque
Steering shaft joint bolt (a):  25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 
18.5 lb-ft) 6) Install steering joint cover.
7) Install immobilizer cont
rol module from steering 
column, referring to “Immo bilizer Control Module 
(ICM) Removal and Installation in Section 10C”.
8) Install lighting switch and wiper switch to steering  column.
9) Install contact coil cable assembly and steering  wheel referring to “Conta ct Coil Cable Assembly 
Removal and Installation” and “Steering Wheel 
Removal and Installation”.
10) Install steering column hole cover. 11) Connect negative (–) battery to cable.
12) Enable air bag system refe rring to “Enabling Air Bag 
System in Section 8B”.
Steering Column InspectionS7RS0B6206007
Check steering column for damage and operation 
referring to “Checking Steering Column for Accident 
Damage”.
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Ignition Switch Cylinder Assembly Removal 
and Installation (Non- Keyless Start Model)
S7RS0B6206008
Removal1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system referring to “Disabling Air  Bag System in Section 8B”.
3) Remove steering column upper and lower covers.
4) Remove immobilizer co ntrol module referring to 
“Immobilizer Control Modu le (ICM) Removal and 
Installation in Section 10C”.
5) Remove ignition switch cy linder assembly as follows.
a) Turn ignition key to “ACC” position.
b) Insert 2 mm (0.078 in.) rod (2) through hole (3)  and push ignition switch cylinder lock.
c) Detach ignition switch cylinder assembly (1) from  steering lock assembly (4).
Installation 1) Install ignition switch cy linder assembly as follows.
a) Turn ignition key to “ACC” position.
b) In this state, push ignition switch cylinder  assembly into steering lock assembly till it clicks.
2) Install immobilizer cont rol module referring to 
“Immobilizer Control Modu le (ICM) Removal and 
Installation in Section 10C”.
3) Install upper and lower cover and screws.
4) Connect negative (–) cable to battery.
5) Enabling air bag system referring to “Enabling Air  Bag System in Section 8B”.
6) If ignition switch cylinder  assembly (that is ignition 
key) has replaced, register ignition key transponder 
code to ECM referring to “R egistration of the Ignition 
Key in Section 10C”.
Steering Lock Assembly (Ignition Switch) 
Removal and Installation
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Removal
1) Remove steering column.  Refer to “Steering Column 
Removal and Installation”.
2) Using center punch (1), loosen and remove steering  lock mounting bolts (2).
NOTE
Use care not to damage aluminum part of 
steering lock body with center punch.
 
3) Turn ignition key to “ACC” or “ON” position and remove steering lock a ssembly from steering 
column.
Installation 1) Position oblong hole (1) of steering shaft (2) in the  center of hole (3) in column (4).
2) Turn ignition key to “ACC” or “ON” position and  install steering lock assemb ly (5) onto column (4).
3) Now turn ignition key to “LOCK” position and pull it  out.
4) Align hub on lock with oblong hole (1) of steering  shaft (2) and rotate shaft to assure that steering shaft 
is locked.
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