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There is nothing in my repair manual for the full replacement of that entire assembly. I have an 1988 festiva LX. I have the replacement assembly, but not sure of the process. Does anyone have the replacement criteria for this procedure? Or at least an exploded view of the area in question.
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Simple, remove covers off of column and wheel. remove steering wheel with puller. unplug everything. one bolt clamps assy to column. -
^ Like he said but no puller needed just rock the wheel side to side . The splines are on a cone so they come off easy. Leave the nut just threaded on while pulling on it or risk getting summer teeth.Comment
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If you want you steering wheel to go back on the shaft at the same spline position, make a mark of where it is before you remove it. Also be careful when replacing it and make sure the turn signal cancellation tabs get seated correctly.
iirc there is a plastic tab on the column multiswitch which drops in a little slot to make sure it is positioned correctly. After you loosen the clamp bolt and before you pull it off, make sure you release the tab... I broke the tab off on the first one I removed before I knew about it.
To get to the nut that holds the steering wheel on, just pull out the center plastic Ford logo insert and use a long socket to remove the nut. First time I did one I removed the screws on the back of the wheel which held on the entire cover and horn buttons... which you do not want to do.Last edited by 1990new; 01-21-2020, 08:24 PM.Comment
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^ good tip I've always pulled the horn cover.Comment
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