Suzuki GA413, Service Manual

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STEERING LOWER SHAFT
1. Steering column
2. Steering lower shaft
3. Upper joint assembly
4. Upper joint bolt (column side)
5. Upper joint bolt (lower shaft side)
6. Lower joint bolt
7. Steering pinion shaft
8. Steering shaft seal
9. Marks
CAUTION:
For vehicle with air bag system
Never turn steering wheel while steering shaft lower joint
is removed.
Should it have been turned and contact coil (on combina-
tion switch) have got out of its centered position, it needs
to be centered again. Also, turning steering wheel more
than about two and a half turns will break contact coil.
REMOVAL
1) Turn steering wheel so that vehicle’s front tires are at straight-
ahead position.
2) Turn ignition switch to “LOCK” position and remove key.
3) Remove steering shaft seal from dash panel.
4) Make alignment marks on steering shaft and upper joint (“A”)
and steering lower shaft and pinion shaft (“B”) for a guide during
reinstallation.
5) Loosen upper joint bolt (lower shaft side) then remove upper
joint bolt (column side).
6) Move upper joint assembly to lower shaft side (in arrow direc-
tion in the figure).
7) Remove lower joint bolt.
8) Remove steering lower shaft and upper joint assembly.
INSTALLATION
1) Be sure that front wheels and steering wheel are in straight for-
ward state.
2) Align flat part “C” of steering lower shaft with bolt hole “D” of up-
per joint assembly as shown in the figure. Tighten upper joint
bolt (lower shaft side) by hand.
3) Insert lower shaft to pinion shaft with matching marks (“B”).
4) Tighten lower joint bolt (pinion side) to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(a): 25 N·m (2.5 kg-m, 18.0 lb-ft)
5) Apply grease to “E” of steering shaft seal.
Grease: SUZUKI SUPER GREASE A (99000–25010)
6) Install steering shaft seal to dash panel.
7) Insert upper joint assembly into steering shaft (column side)
with matching marks (“A”).
1. Marks
2. Upper joint bolt
(lower shaft side)
3. Lower joint bolt
4. Steering shaft seal
STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN 3C-15