Info - Steering Column To Instrument Panel Fastener Removal

This bulletin is being revised to add model years and delete a model. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 001-02-35-009 (Section 2 -- Steering)

Some dealers have commented that when removing the nuts securing the steering column to the instrument panel, the studs may also back out of the magnesium instrument panel beam. When these studs back out of the instrument panel beam, difficulty may occur during installation due to the free floating square nuts that secure the stud to the beam. These free floating nuts are positioned into recesses in the magnesium beam and can easily become mislocated while attempting to install the studs.

To eliminate this from occurring, the studs should be held in position during the removal of the steering column attaching nuts. This can be easily performed by following the procedure below:

1. Position a 13 mm crowfoot wrench onto one of the steering column to instrument panel attaching nuts.
2. While holding the stud in position with a number 7 inverted TORX® socket, remove the nut.
3. Repeat the above steps for the remaining steering column to instrument panel attaching nuts.