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To remove

  1. Turn the steering wheel to the straight-ahead position.
  2. Remove the steering wheel, refer to Steering wheel .
  3. Remove the lower section of the dashboard on the driver's side.
    Fig 1: Identifying Lower Section Of Dashboard
    G05041649Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Release the steering wheel adjustment lever.
  5. Remove the steering column cowls.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Steps 5-8
    G05041650Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  6. Remove the steering wheel stalk switches and unplug their connectors.
  7. Remove the connectors for the contact roller from the duct.
  8. Unplug the connectors of the coil spring unit.
  9. Disconnect the top and bottom of the duct.
    Fig 3: Disconnecting Top And Bottom Of Duct
    G05041651Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  10. Remove the holder for the contact roller and the steering wheel stalk switches.
    Fig 4: Illustration For Step 10
    G05041652Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  11. Remove the knee protector from the steering column.
    Fig 5: Illustration For Steps 11-13, 16
    G05041653Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  12. Remove the bolt securing the steering column shaft to the steering gear, and push the steering column shaft upwards, withdrawing it from the steering gear.
    WARNING: Under no circumstances  is the steering shaft to be separated.
  13. Undo the lower bolt of the steering column assembly. It cannot however be removed in this position.
  14. Remove any cable ties and the like securing the wiring harness, and bend the harness aside.
  15. Work the dust excluder (gaiter) over the steering wheel adjustment lever so that the lever comes out through the same hole as the steering column shaft.
  16. Remove the upper bolts of the steering column assembly and lift out the assembly.
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