Steering Column, Removing And Installing: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg, 2016 Volkswagen Touareg, and 2015 Volkswagen Touareg. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm: VAG1331
- Torque Wrench 1410: VAG1410
WARNING:
Note the following before removing the steering column:
Create a sketch showing:
- routing of the electrical wiring harnesses,
- securing the electrical wiring harnesses,
- cable tie locations.
This especially applies to the wiring harness to the Electronic Steering Column Lock Control Module -J764-.
Note the following before installing the steering column:
- Route the electrical wiring harnesses exactly the way they were before removal.
- Secure the electrical wiring harnesses exactly the way they were before removal.
- Reattach all detached or cut cable ties at the same location.
- Make sure the wiring harness to the Electronic Steering Column Lock Control Module -J764- is not pinched and does not come into contact with sharp edges when adjusting the steering column.