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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2002 🢒 Prizm 🢒 Steering 🢒 Steering Wheel and Column 🢒 Steering Column Accident Damage Inspection - Off Vehicle

Inspection Procedure
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  • Vehicles involved in accidents resulting in frame damage, major body or sheet metal damage, or where the steering column has been impacted, or where supplemental inflatable restraint systems deployed may also have a damaged or misaligned steering column.
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    Object Number: 363408 Size: SH
  • Inspect the steering column and the steering shaft for the following conditions. Replace the steering column if necessary. Refer to Steering Column Replacement .
    •    - Damage
       - Cracks
       - Deformation
       - Excessive play
       - Excessive rotational resistance
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  • Inspect the capsules on the steering column bracket assembly (1) for looseness. If a capsule or a bracket is loose, replace the steering column. Refer to Steering Column Replacement .
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  • Inspect the steering shaft coupling (4) for the following conditions. Replace the steering shaft coupling if necessary. Refer to Steering Shaft Coupling Replacement .
    •    - Damage
       - Cracks
       - Looseness
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    Object Number: 303724 Size: SH
  • Visually inspect steering shaft for sheared injected plastic (1). If the injected plastic is sheared, replace the steering column. Refer to Steering Column Replacement .
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  • Remove the inflatable restraint coil assembly from the steering column before rotating the steering shaft.
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  • Use a dial indicator at the lower end of the steering shaft in order to measure the runout. If the steering shaft runout exceeds specifications, replace the steering column. Refer to Steering Column Replacement .

    • Runout Specification
    The maximum steering shaft runout is 1.60 mm (0.063 in).