6B
Combination Switch (For Vehicle without Air Bag System)/Contact Coil and Combination Switch Assembly (For Vehicle with Air Bag System) Removal and Installation
CAUTION:
For vehicle with air bag system
Do not turn contact coil (on combination switch) 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) Remove steering wheel from steering column referring to Steering Wheel Removal and Installation .
2) Remove steering column hole cover (1).
3) Remove steering column cover standard screw (1) and tapping screws (2).
4) Loosen steering column mounting bolts and nuts referring to Steering Column Assembly Removal and Installation .
5) Separate upper cover (3) and lower cover (4), then remove them.
6) Disconnect all connectors (2) for combination switch/contact coil and combination switch assembly.
7) Remove screws (1) from combination switch/contact coil and combination switch assembly.
8) Remove combination switch/contact coil and combination switch assembly (3) from steering column.
Installation
Reference: Combination Switch (For Vehicle without Air Bag System)/Contact Coil and Combination Switch Assembly (For Vehicle with Air Bag System) Inspection
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 combination switch/contact coil and combination switch assembly (3) to steering column.
NOTE:
For vehicle with air bag system
New contact coil and combination switch assembly is supplied with contact coil set and held at its center position with a lock pin (2) and seal (1). Remove this lock pin after installing contact coil and combination switch assembly to steering column.
3) Connect all connectors that have been disconnected in “Removal”.
4) Install steering column upper (3) and lower cover (4), and then tighten steering column cover standard screw (1) and tapping screws (2).
CAUTION:
When installing lower cover (3) and upper cover (2), be careful so that combination switch/contact coil and combination switch lead wire is not caught between covers.
5) Tighten steering column mounting nuts and bolts by hand and then tighten mounting nuts (1) first, and then tighten mounting bolts (2).
Tightening torque
Steering column mounting bolt and nut ( a ): 14 N·m ( 1.4 kg-m, 10.5 lb-ft)
6) Install steering column hole cover (1).
7) Install steering wheel to steering column referring to Steering Wheel Removal and Installation .