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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Saturn 🢒 2002 🢒 SL 🢒 Steering 🢒 Steering Wheel and Column 🢒 Intermediate Steering Shaft Seal Replacement

    Object Number: 860035 Size: SH

    Caution: Ensure that the vehicle is properly supported and squarely positioned. To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle on the opposite end from which the components are being removed.

  1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
  2. Remove left road wheel.

    3. Important: Remove front section of splash shield first, then rear.

  3. Remove left side splash shield.
    4. 3.1. Remove two push pins.

            Important: If molded-in fasteners are damaged or broken, drill out with a 5/16 in. bit and replace with a push pin.

    3.2. Remove lower shield to frame molded-in fasteners at frame by gently prying at three fastener locations.

    Object Number: 862315 Size: SH
  4. Loosen intermediate steering haft cover from steering gear and move up enough to access intermediate steering shaft/pinion pinch bolt.
  5. Remove pinch bolt.
  6. Remove intermediate steering shaft from pinion.
  7. Remove cover fasteners at body.
  8. Remove cover from vehicle.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 862145 Size: SH
  1. Slide replacement cover over intermediate steering shaft.
  2. Install cover-to-body fasteners.

    3. Tighten
    Tighten Intermediate Steering Shaft Cover-to-Body 10 N·m (89 lbs in).

  3. Position intermediate steering shaft onto pinion.

    4. Important: Use Loctite 242® (or equivalent) on thread of pinch bolt.

  4. Install intermediate steering shaft-to-steering gear pinch bolt.

    5. Tighten
    Tighten Intermediate Steering Shaft-to-Steering Gear Pinch Bolt 47 N·m (35 lbs ft).

  5. Slide cover over intermediate steering shaft.
  6. Attach cover securely to steering gear.

    7. Object Number: 860035 Size: SH

    Important: Install rear section of splash shield first, then front.

  7. Install left side splash shield.
  8. Install tabs in body cut-out.

    9. Important: Make sure splash shield flaps are tucked in at body locations.

  9. Align molded-in shield fasteners with holes in cradle. Push straight in to install.
  10. Install push pins.

    11. Notice: Before installing wheels, remove rust or corrosion from wheel mounting surfaces and brake rotors/drums. Failure to do so can cause wheel nuts to loosen in service.

  11. Position wheel onto hub.
  12. Install wheel nuts and tighten in a crisscross pattern. Repeat tightening pattern to make sure torque is correct.
  13. Lower vehicle from hoist.

    14. Tighten
    Tighten Wheel Nuts 140 N·m (103 lbs ft).