Intermediate Shaft Joint and Dash Seal Replace Opel Antara I

Intermediate Shaft Joint and Dash Seal Replace

Remove

1. Turn the steering wheel until it is horizontal, with the spokes pointing down. This is the straight-ahead position. Make a mark on the stub shaft housing that lines up with the groove of the intermediate shaft. This mark will be used for proper alignment during installation.
2. Remove the left front wheel.
3. Remove the lower pinch bolt from the universal joint on the steering gear.

3. Remove the upper pinch bolt from the universal joint on the intermediate shaft.
4. Remove the intermediate shaft and dash seal.

Install

1. Install the intermediate shaft and dash seal into the vehicle.

Important: When attaching the upper universal joint, the steering wheel must be placed in the straight-ahead position with the spokes pointing down.

2. Attach the universal joint of the intermediate shaft onto the steering column.
3. Install the pinch bolts into the universal joint on the intermediate shaft and tighten the bolts.

Tighten

Tighten the intermediate shaft pinch bolts to 34 N•m (25 lb-ft).

Important: When attaching the lower universal joint, the marks on the intermediate shaft and on the stub shaft should line up.

4. Attach the intermediate shaft onto the steering gear stub shaft.

Important: When installing the lower intermediate shaft pinch bolt, make sure the bolt goes through the universal joint on the side of the stub shaft with the notch. If you have trouble seating the universal joint completely down onto the stub shaft, rotate the steering wheel slightly while pushing down on the universal joint.

5. Install the bolt into the lower universal joint on the intermediate shaft and tighten the bolt.

Tighten

Tighten the intermediate shaft pinch bolt to 34 N•m (25 lb-ft).

6. Install the left front wheel.