Toyota Land Cruiser 100/Amazon, Lexus LX 470

since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation

Removal and installation of a steering wheel

Before starting performance of any works near the block of a safety cushion, a steering column or the dashboard, disconnect SRS in order to avoid receiving traumas at its casual operation (see. Onboard electric equipment). Electroconducting of a chain of SRS is easy for distinguishing on yellow color of isolation. In order to avoid SRS system damage, track, that the steering shaft was not turned after removal of a steering wheel. Block a column the ignition key at the rectilinear provision of forward wheels.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Bring forward wheels of the car into rectilinear situation. Disconnect from the battery at first a negative wire, then positive.

If the stereosystem established on the car is equipped with a security code before disconnecting the battery make sure that have the correct combination for audiosystem input in action!

2. On as appropriate equipped models make SRS deactivation (see. Onboard electric equipment).

3. Having hooked, remove two plastic caps, established on lateral surfaces of assembly of a steering wheel and weaken the screws of fastening of the module of a safety cushion located in opened nests (address to an accompanying illustration). The turned-out screws remain fixed in the nests.

4. Remove from assembly of a steering wheel the safety cushion module.

Try not to turn the removed module of a safety cushion the face to itself! Lay the module the face up in a safe place.

5. Disconnect disturbing to removal of a steering wheel electroconducting.

6. Give a nut of fastening of a steering wheel, then with paint mark the provision of assembly of rather steering shaft (address to an accompanying illustration).

7. By means of a special stripper remove a wheel from a steering column (address to an accompanying illustration).

In order to avoid violation of centering of the contact cable SRS reel do not allow a provorachivaniye of a steering shaft at the removed steering wheel. At the compelled violation of this requirement the drum should be centered before wheel installation into place.

8. Make sure of correctness of centering of the contact cable SRS reel, a share of that manually develop its casing counter-clockwise till emergence of hard resistance, then return it approximately on three turns back and achieve combination of strelochny labels.
9. Establish a steering wheel on the regular place, having tracked correctness of combination of the landing labels put in the course of dismantle. Tighten a fixing nut with demanded effort.