12.9. Repair of a steering shaft

Steering shaft
1 – lock of a steering wheel;
2 – universal hinge;
3 – steering shaft assembled;
 4 – intermediate shaft;
5 – coupling bolts

Dismantling

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Reliably fix the lock of a steering wheel, then a chisel and the hammer make deepening (a groove for the screw-driver) in heads of two bolts of fastening of bolts of the lock of a steering column.
Prevention

Fix a steering column in a vice which sponges close brass or fabric.
2. Fix a steering column in a vice and, the screw-driver, turn out bolts of fastening of the lock.
3. Remove the lock from a steering column.
4. Turn out two coupling bolts of the universal hinge connecting steering and intermediate shaft.
5. Remove an intermediate shaft.

Check

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Check lack of wear of the plug of a steering column and side play of connections of the universal hinge, and also smoothness of its movements and lack of noise, at the same time.
2. Make sure that the steering shaft does not turn in the provision of a key of LOCK, and freely turns in any other situation.

Assembly

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Establish a coupling bolt of an intermediate shaft.

Inhaling moment: 18-26H • m
2. Install the universal hinge on a shaft of a steering column and an intermediate shaft, and then tighten two coupling bolts of fastening of the universal hinge.

Inhaling moment: 18-26H • m
3. Put the lock of a steering column. Screw new bolts of fastening of the lock of a steering column, and tighten them until heads of bolts are cut off.