Kia Carens. Manual — part 187

6. Remove retaining nut and snap ring from the end of steering shaft.

7. Remove steering wheel with a suitable puller.

Do not remove steering wheel by hitting end of shaft with a hammer. Damage to shaft threads and shaft
support bearings could occur.

8. Remove three lower steering column panel screws and separate upper and lower steering column panels.

9. Remove two undercover bolts after loosening parking cable puller nut then disconnect two connectors.

10. Remove clock spring after loosening three clock spring screws.

11. Remove combination switch after disconnecting two combination switch connectors.

12. Rigidly support steering wheel lock portion of column, and use a chisel to make a groove (screwdriver slot)

in head of two steering lock bolts.

13. Remove the steering lock after loosening two bolts.

14. Remove change lever and retrun spring after loosening bolt, nut and two retainer rings.

15. Disconnect O/D switch attached to column shaft bracket.

16. Remove control cable from clamp assembly after loosening control cable nut then remove U-clip from

column shaft bracket.

17. Remove change lever bracket, change lever arm and bush after loosening three screws.

18. Remove clamp assembly from column shaft after loosening three bolts.

19. Separate clamp assembly after removing washer and E-ring.

20. Remove U-clip from selector cable to auto transaxle linkage.

21. Remove nut and washer from auto transaxle linkage.

22. Remove guide bracket after loosening two nuts.

Reassembly

Select lever & Control cable

1. Install guide bracket and tighten two nuts.

Tightening torque : 69.4~95.9 lb-in (7.8~10.8 N·m, 0.8~1.1 kg-m)

2. Install spacer and bolt into adjust slot and then tighten adjust nut after inserting U-clip.

Tightening torque : 69.4~95.9 lb-in (7.8~10.8 N·m, 0.8~1.1 kg-m)

3. Install washer and nut to auto transaxle linkage and tighten nut.

Tightening torque : 24~83 lb-ft (32~46 N·m, 3.2~4.7 kg-m)

4. Assemble clamp assembly with washer and E-ring and then insert it into the column shaft and tighten three

bolts.

5. Insert U-clip to fix control cable to column shaft bracket.

6. Install clamp assembly to control cable and tighten bolt and nut.

Tightening torque : 69.4~95.9 lb-in (7.8~10.8 N·m, 0.8~1.1 kg-m)

7. Insert shift lever arm, change lever bracket and bush in column shaft and tighten three screws.

8. Put return spring into the groove of shift lever arm and then install change lever with bolt and nut.

Tightening torque : 5.1~7.2 lb-ft (6.8~9.8 N·m, 0.7~1.0 kg-m)

9. Install new steering lock mounting bolts, and tighten them until heads break OFF.

10. Install combination switch after connecting two combination switch connector.

11. Install clock spring (refer to section Air bag system).

12. Tighten two undercover bolts after installing parking cable puller and connecting two harness connectors.

13. Tigh three lower steering column panel screws after installing upper and lower steering column panels.

Tightening torque : 12~17 lb-ft (16~23 N·m, 1.6~2.3 kg-m)

14. Align mark and install properly steering wheel to column shaft.

15. Insert snap ring and install retaining nut.

Tightening torque : 29~36 lb-ft (39~49 N·m, 4~5 kg-m)

16. Connect horn switch and air bag module connector.

17. Install air bag module steering wheel and tighten four bolts.

18. Connect (-) terminal of battery.