Skoda Fabia

Since 2000 of release

Repair and car operation

8.1. Removal and steering wheel installation

THE GENERAL DATA

Steering wheel details

1 – a steering wheel; 2 – a bolt of fastening of a steering wheel; 3 – connecting колодка; 4 – a bolt;

5 – the module of a pillow of safety; 6 – a clamp; 7 – connecting колодка; 8 – an assembly plate

Removal of the module of a pillow of safety

1 – a steering wheel; 2 – a clamp of the module of a pillow of safety; 3 – скоба; 4 – a screw-driver; And – an aperture

Labels for steering wheel installation

1 label at an end face of a shaft of a steering column; 2 – a label on a steering wheel nave; 3 – a bolt of fastening of a steering wheel; 4 – a steering wheel

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The prevention

At any works connected with the module 5 (fig. of the Detail of a steering wheel see), safety pillows, necessarily disconnect a wire from the plug - the storage battery. After a detachment of the storage battery it is possible to start work not less than in 1 minute

Before to concern the module of a pillow of safety, remove the static electric category, having touched the earthed subject.

The removed module put so that the pillow has been directed upwards. Watch that on the module of a pillow of safety greasing and washing-up liquids did not get. Module heating, even for short time, over temperature 100 C is not supposed.

The modules which have fallen to a firm covering, or having any signs of damage, it is necessary to replace.

Check and replacement of the module of a pillow of safety should be spent only at servicing deport by means of special adaptations and devices, its operation differently is possible.

Service life of a pyrotechnic charge in a pillow makes 15 years. After this term it is necessary to replace the module of a pillow of safety.

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PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Disconnect a wire from the plug - the storage battery. 2. To get access to clamps of the module of a pillow of safety, turn a steering wheel so that spokes settled down vertically, then completely put forward a steering column on itself, lower against the stop downwards and fix it in this position. 3. Through an aperture And (fig. Removal of the module of a pillow of safety see) from the back party of a steering wheel by means of a screw-driver 4 wring out скобы 3 (keeping a clamp 2), having turned a screw-driver in a direction specified by an arrow. 4. Turn a steering wheel on 180 and in the same way release the second clamp. 5. Cautiously remove from a steering wheel the module 5 (fig. of the Detail of a steering wheel) pillows of safety see and, having turned a steering wheel 1 in the position corresponding to rectilinear movement of the car, disconnect from the module колодку 7 with wires. 6. Be convinced that the steering wheel is established in position of rectilinear movement of the car. 7. Turn away a bolt of 2 fastenings of a steering wheel with internal шлицами. 8. If labels 1 and 2 (fig. of the Label for steering wheel installation see) at an end face of a shaft of a steering column and a steering wheel nave are badly visible, mark mutual position of a shaft and a steering wheel. 9. Remove a steering wheel by means of the special adaptation or a universal stripper, having disconnected колодку 3 with wires (fig. of the Detail of a steering wheel see). 10. Establish a steering wheel upside-down according to labels 1 and 2 (fig. of the Label for steering wheel installation see). Закерните a bolt of 3 fastenings of a steering wheel. After fivefold use of a bolt of fastening of a steering wheel it is necessary to replace its new.

The inhaling moments, Нм

Bolt of fastening of a steering wheel	60
Bolts of fastening of a plate	5