Basic Inspection

Measure the overall length of steering column. If not within specification, replace it.

Overall length L: 

Specification 

917.5 ^{+1.3 mm} _{-0.3 mm}  (36.12  ^{+0.051 in} _{-0.020 in}  ) 

Fig 1: Identifying Length Of Steering Column

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