# Steering column, remove and install

Remove negative battery cable.

Remove steering wheel

Remove steering knuckle

Remove lower left dash trim

Remove 4 screws from lower steering column casing.

Unclip electrical connectors from column.

Remove shear bolts from steering column bracket with a chisel

Lower column and remove upper casing

Loosen clamp where column enters firewall and lift out column.

### Installation

Tighten new shear bolts until heads break off.

### Torques

Lower clamp : 22 Nm (16 ft lbs.)

E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7. Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson