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Removal & Installation: Installation

  1. Place column assembly in vehicle. Install steering lock shear bolts finger tight and check operation of lock. Bolt mounting flange onto bracket.
  2. Connect ignition wiring. Install flange tube over steering column pins and press on pinion shaft. Hold flange tube and shaft together with pliers and check length of shaft protruding from upper end of column. Adjust by moving flange tube on pinion shaft until distance is 2.56" (65 mm). See  Fig 2 . 
  3. Tighten shear bolts until heads break. Install switch assembly flush with dashboard. With wheels in straight position, turn signal lever in middle position and cancelling lug to right, install steering wheel. Gap between wheel and switch assembly should be 0.125" (3.0 mm). Adjust if necessary and tighten flange clamp bolt on pinion shaft.
    Fig 1: Exploded View of Audi 5000 Steering Column
    G09357558Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC
    Fig 2: Steering Shaft Installation Measurement
    G09357559Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC