Chery A series. Manual - part 71
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF STEERING COLUMN
Removal and Installation of the Steering
Column
·Remove the nuts on the steering wheel
·Remove the upper and lower protector of the
instrument cluster and the switch
·Remove the instrument panel assy. (Please refer
to the removal of the instrument panel)
·Remove the joint bolt of the upper steering
column bracket and the car body upper bracket.
·Grind away the safety screw and replace with a
new one when installing.
·Remove the joint bolt between the steering gear
and the steering column (tightening torque:
30N·m)
·Install the steering column inversely according
to the removal steps.
The inner spline of the steering gear is
shown as the picture below:
Removal and Installation of Steering Shaft and Steering Tube
·Remove the clip.
·Take off the serrated set bush and the steering gear lock housing from the steering column
·Draw out the steering shaft and press the lower bearing of the steering column out with a
presser.
·Disassemble the lock housing spring of the bracket ring steering shaft with a presser.
·Assemble the steering column inversely according to the removal steps.
Precaution：
·Apply a little grease around the lower bearing and the inner wall of the steering hose
column lower end, press the lower bearing into the steering hose column using a
presser.(Do not move the upper and lower universal joint of the guard column)
·Adjust the relative height of the lock housing and the hose column according to the height
of the pre-installed ignition lock cylinder and the combined switch cover.
·Apply lithium base grease evenly around the contact ring.
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