Disassembly (Tilt Steering Column)

Disconnect battery ground cable. Remove steering column from vehicle. See STEERING COLUMN SWITCHES in this section. Remove tilt lever.
Remove hazard warning knob and ignition key light. Remove wiper switch knob. Remove wiper switch tube mounting screws. Remove wiper switch tube. Rotate shaft fully clockwise.
Remove shaft by pulling straight out on shaft. Carefully remove plastic cover from lock plate. Using Compressor ( J-23653), remove lock plate retaining ring from shaft. See Figure .
Remove lock plate, canceling cam and upper bearing spring. Remove turn signal switch and actuator arm. Place ignition lock cylinder in "LOCK" position.
Using a thin screwdriver, depress ignition lock cylinder tab retainer. See Fig 1 . Remove ignition lock cylinder. Remove housing cover from column.

Fig 1: Removing Lock Cylinder (Typical)

Fig 2: Removing Tilt Spring
Place column in fully up position. Remove tilt spring retainer and spring. See Fig 2 . Remove dimmer switch. Remove steering shaft inner race seat and race. Remove ignition switch and back-up light switch.
Using Pivot Pin Remover (J-21854-1), remove pivot pins. See Fig 3 . Pull tilt lever to unlock shoes. Remove housing. Remove actuator rods.

Fig 3: Removing Pivot Pin
Remove lower coupling roll pin. Remove steering shaft assembly from upper end. Remove support from lock plate. Remove shift tube retaining ring.
Remove thrust washer. Using screwdriver, disengage plastic shift tube from lower end of jacket. Using Puller (J-23072), pull shift tube from bowl.
Inserting bushing on end of tool in shift tube, force bowl from shift tube. Remove shift tube through lower end. Remove jacket mounting plate and wave washer. Remove bowl from jacket.