8.3.4. Replacement of a shaft of a steering and intermediate shaft

Steering column — one of the most important elements of safety of traffic therefore replace the shaft of a steering established in a steering column in the presence of the following defects:

– deformation or damage of an intermediate shaft, люфт in kardanny hinges, and also damage of its klemmovy connections with shaft of a steering and shaft gear wheel of the steering mechanism;

– deformation or damage of a shaft of a steering, damage of shliyets of connection of a shaft with a nave of a steering wheel and with intermediate shaft.

You will need two keys «on 13».

1. Remove from the car a steering column together with intermediate shaft (see. «Removal and installation of a steering column»).

2. Unscrew a nut of a bolt of klemmovy connection of intermediate and steering shaft, take a bolt from an eye of the kardanny hinge...	3.... also disconnect an intermediate shaft from a steering column.

4. Remove from a steering shaft a rasporny spring...	5.... also take a shaft from a pipe of a steering column.

Prevention

In case of damage of arms of a steering column or the mechanism of adjustment of its situation replace a pipe of a steering column or a column assembled. Welding works for elimination of damages of a pipe of a steering column are forbidden.