AUDI A4 1998 B5 / 1.G Suspension Steering Column Remove And Install User Guide
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Installing, continued for all vehicles
- Install steering column switches with trim.
- Align steering column so that gaps in trim are
even.
- Tighten socket-head bolts -1- on steering column.
Tightening torque: 22.5 Nm (17 ft lb)
- Install driver's side storage compartment.
- Install steering wheel page 48
-67
(for sports steering wheel page
48
-70
).
- Install driver-side airbag unit page 48
-64
(for sport steering wheel
page 48
-68
).
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Steering column, checking for damage
Determining if steering column must be replaced
following an accident:
Visual check
- Check all steering column components for
damage.
Functional check
- Make sure steering column turns easily without
jerking.
- Make sure steering column can be adjusted for
height and reach.
- Check gap (dimension -A-) between slide and mounting bracket.
If dimension -A- is larger than 0.5 mm (0.20 in.), steering column is
damaged and must be replaced
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Steering lock housing, removing and
installing
Removing
WARNING!
Before removing the steering column, make
sure the wheels are in the straight-ahead
position.
Observe the safety precautions for working
on airbags page 48
-62
.
Non compliance with the above can cause
failure of the airbag system.
- Remove driver-side airbag unit page 48
-64
(for sport steering wheel page 48
-68
).
- Remove steering wheel page 48
-67
(for
sports steering wheel page 48
-70
).
- Remove steering column switch page 48
-
85
.
- On vehicles with automatic transmission,
disengage lock cable page 48
-85
.
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Removing and installing lock cylinder:
Repair Manual, Electrical Equipment, Repair Group 94
Installing - Drill out or chisel off shear bolts using suitable chisel -1-.
- Install new shear bolts.
- Tighten shear bolts until heads shear off.
- On vehicles with automatic transmission, engage lock cable page
48
-90
.
- Check function of lock cable page 48
-92
.
- Install steering column switch.
- Install steering wheel page 48
-67
(for sports steering wheel page
48
-70
).
- Install driver-side airbag unit page 48
-64
(for sport steering wheel
page 48
-68
).
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