GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Removal Procedure

  1. Remove the driver side inflator module. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Steering Wheel Module Replacement in SIR.
  2. Disconnect the ground wire from the left side of the steering wheel.

  3. Object Number: 276295  Size: SH
  4. Pry the left switch (1) outward from the front side of the steering wheel. Use a flat bladed tool.
  5. Rotate the switch 90 degrees. Feed the switch back through the opening in the steering wheel.

  6. Object Number: 276301  Size: SH
  7. Push the steering wheel rear trim cover (4) up and forward in order to gain clearance to the switch wiring. Route the switch wiring between the back side of the steering wheel and the cover.

  8. Object Number: 276295  Size: SH
  9. Pry out the right switch (2) from the front side of the steering wheel.
  10. Rotate the switch 90 degrees. Feed the switch back through the opening in the steering wheel.

  11. Object Number: 276301  Size: SH
  12. Push the steering wheel rear trim cover (4) up and forward in order to gain clearance to the switch wiring. Route the switch wiring between the back side of the steering wheel and the cover.
  13. Remove the switch assembly from the steering wheel.

Installation Procedure


    Object Number: 276301  Size: SH
  1. Push the steering wheel rear trim cover (4) up and forward in order to gain clearance to the switch wiring. Route the switch wiring between the back side of the steering wheel and the cover.

  2. Object Number: 276295  Size: SH
  3. Feed the right switch (2) from the back side through the opening in the steering wheel.
  4. Install the right switch (2 ) into the front side of the steering wheel.

  5. Object Number: 276301  Size: SH
  6. Push the steering wheel rear trim cover (4) up and forward in order to gain clearance. Route the switch wires between the back side of the steering wheel and the cover.
  7. Feed the left switch (1) from the back side through the opening in the steering wheel.

  8. Object Number: 276295  Size: SH
  9. Install the left switch (1) into the front side of the steering wheel.
  10. Install the drivers side inflator module. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Steering Wheel Module Replacement in SIR.