Toyota Land Cruiser 100/Amazon, Lexus LX 470

since 1997 release

Repair and operation of the car

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 getting injured at its casual operation (see. Onboard electric equipment). It is easy to distinguish an electrical wiring of a chain of SRS on yellow color of isolation. In order to avoid damage of the SRS system, 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 you have the correct combination for input of the audio system in action!

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

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

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

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

5. Disconnect the electrical wiring preventing removal of a steering wheel.

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

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

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

8. Make sure of correctness of centering of the contact SRS cable reel, a share of what manually develop its casing counterclockwise until emergence of hard resistance, then return back it approximately on three turns and achieve combination of arrow tags.
9. Establish a steering wheel on the regular place, having tracked correctness of combination of the landing tags put in the course of dismantle. Tighten a fixing nut with the required effort.