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Anybody taken an airbag steering wheel off?
I think the bushing in my Avalon sterring column is toast. There seems to be a little movement followed with a knocking noise. It apears to isolated in the column, so I want to take a look, but never removed a wheel with an airbag. How do you take of the "skin" that covers it, and the airbag itself?
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07-22-2004, 07:57 AM
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The airbag should pop off, and then you can remove the wheel.
It's actually very common for thieves to steal airbags out of cars; they end up replacing those in salvage-title cars.
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Usually, the "skin" and the airbag come off together. Probably held in by a couple of screws from behind the steering wheel. Just make sure you pull the airbag fuse before messing around.
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On my Chevy truck, I pull the airbag fuse, pop the two catch levers under the airbag, and unplug the wires under the bag. I would imagine a theif wouldn't bother with the fuse and could have a bag off in about 10 seconds.
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Ok, thanks guys! I am a little paranoid so removing the fuse is a good idea.
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Make sure you take the fuse out esp before you reconect it. i watched one of these things blow 4 tires 20ft in the air once. |
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T o be safe, couldn't you simply remove the negative battery cable prior to working, just in case you accidentlly pulled the "wrong fuse"?
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MoneyGuy1 is on the money.
Remove the ground (negative) cable from the battery and wait about 3 minutes for any SRS capacitors to bleed off, then remove the steering wheel. If you don't remove power from the system, the air bag might deploy ... somehow. Sherwood |
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07-23-2004, 10:39 AM
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Rule to remember:
"Even if it is only remotely possible that something bad will happen, odds are it will" Another rule (created by my wife) concerning Porsche cars and repairs: "If you can see it, you can't reach it. If you can reach it, you can't see it". (after watching me for years)
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07-23-2004, 10:45 AM
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money,, your wife is pretty sharp with that last bit of word smithing....
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07-23-2004, 01:48 PM
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I'm a lucky, lucky guy......She is my eyes for those parts I cannot see.
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1979 Porsche 930 3.4
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