There are a quantity of reasons why your Two thousand one Monte Carlo steering wrinkle Testament wish replacing. Your vehicle may hold been workman of a original breach in crack or your string may keep condign be reformed worn and damaged over the senescence. Either hang-up, you Testament exigency to remove the full path and alternate it with a fresh one. The drudgery is boss straight forward and can be completed in enclosing an day and a half. You can course a replacement line particular to your Monte Carlo from your resident Car store.
Instructions
Removal
1. Unfastened up the hood of your Monte Carlo. Applicability a socket wrench to loosen the bolt attached to the denying terminal clamp with a socket wrench. Pull the absent cable away from the terminal. This Testament authorize you to safely break ground removing the steering contour panels.
2. Benefit a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws attached to the fuse panel contain underneath the steering rotate.
Installation
9. Place new steering column boot at the bottom of the column area. Reattach the pinch bolt in order to secure the shaft coupler back on to the steering column.Pull the horn and airbag elsewhere of the steering rotate. Come next the wiring for both components and pull their connectors gone of the centre of the steering rotate. Habitat them both in a sheltered environment for reattachment later
4. Use a socket wrench to remove the retaining nut from the center of the steering wheel. Lift the wheel away from the steering column.
5. Remove the screws attached to the upper steering column shroud using a Phillips screwdriver. Move the shroud away from the column.
6. Take the screws out of the lower steering column shroud the same way in which you removed the upper shroud.
7. Use your hands to remove the two electrical connectors from the steering column wiring harness. This will free the harness from the column.
8. Use a socket wrench to remove the lower pinch bolt found at the boot of the steering column. This will disconnect the shaft coupler from the column. Remove the remaining part of the steering column from the Monte Carlo.
Lift off the encompass and account your hands to remove the airbag fuse. This will remit you to safely remove the airbag from the steering rotate without it deploying.3. Remove the steering wheel involve from its connectors using a Apartment lodgings intellect screwdriver.
10. Use your hands to reconnect the two electrical connectors on to the steering column. This will secure the wiring harness back on to the column.
11. Reattach the new upper and lower shrouds to the steering column by lifting them in place and attaching the mounting screws with a Phillips screwdriver. Install the lower shroud first then proceed to attach the upper shroud.
12. Place the steering wheel back on top of the steering column and reattach the retaining nut in to the center of the wheel to secure it in place.
13. Place the wiring for the airbag and horn back in to its connectors in the center of the wheel. Place the steering wheel cover back on top of the wheel. Place the airbag fuse back in to the fuse panel and place the panel cover back in place. Reconnect the negative cable back on to the battery terminal and secure in place with the bolt clamp.
