Steering Wheel Removal And Installation - Suzuki Grand Vitara 2011 Manual

6B-4 Steering Wheel and Column:
• Check steering shaft for smooth rotation.
If found defective, replace as column assembly.
• Check steering shaft and column for bend, cracks or
deformation.
If found defective, replace as column assembly.
• Check steering upper shaft lower seal for breakage or
deformation.
If found defective, replace.
• Check steering shaft joints and shaft for any damages
such as crack, breakage, malfunction or excessive
play.
If anything is found faulty, replace steering upper shaft
assembly, steering lower shaft assembly or steering
column assembly.
• Check steering upper shaft assembly for following
conditions.
– Steering upper shaft assembly (1) is not bent or
damaged.
– Lower seal (2) is not damaged.
– Upper joint (3) turns with light hand force and lower
joint (4) turns at the same time.
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– Shaft (1) expands and contracts easily with light
force.
– When shaft is made to contract with light force until
it stops, its length "a" is longer than specified value.
CAUTION
!
Do not apply excessive force to shaft when
making it contract. Its internal plug may be
damaged.
Steering upper shaft assembly length
"a": 363.0 mm (14.29 in.)
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NOTE
If shaft has come off in sleeve due to an
accident or some other reason as shown in
figure, its internal plug has come off or been
damaged. The same applies when length of
steering upper shaft assembly is short.
When anything faulty is noted in above
check, replace steering upper shaft assembly
with a new one.

Steering Wheel Removal and Installation

CAUTION
!
Removal of the steering wheel allows the
contact coil cable assembly to turn freely but
do not turn the contact coil cable assembly
more than allowable number of turns (about
two and a half turns from the center position
clockwise or counterclockwise respectively),
or coil will break.
Removal
1) Remove driver air bag (inflator) module from
steering wheel referring to "Driver Air Bag (Inflator)
Module Removal and Installation in Section 8B".
2) Disconnect horn connector and audio control switch
connector, if equipped.
3) Remove steering shaft nut.
4) Make alignment marks (1) on steering wheel and
shaft for a guide during reinstallation.
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