Citroen Xantia

1. Disconnect a negative wire from the battery.
2. Establish forward wheels of the car in rectilinear situation.
3. Remove a steering wheel (see. Removal and installation of a steering wheel).
4. Remove casings of a steering column (address to Head the Body and salon furnish).

5. Release clamps / turn out fixing screws and remove the panel of furnish of a forward wall of a driver's foot well.

6. Turn out two fixing screws on the left side of the panel of the bottom cover of a casing of a steering column.

7. Turn out the remained three screws of fastening of the bottom cover of a column / the assembly block of safety locks. Access to screws opens through a casing of the assembly block. Remove the panel (at the corresponding complete set do not forget to disconnect from it electroconducting).
8. Under a steering column disconnect electroconducting from assemblies of the lock of ignition and the podrulevy switch.

9. In the lower part of a column turn out a coupling bolt of the kardanny hinge of a steering shaft.

10. Give four fixing nuts (do not forget about washers).
Above — Two bottom nuts
Below — Two top nuts

11. Remove assembly of a steering column.

1. The steering column has the telescopic design considerably increasing injury prevention of the driver in case of failure. At front blow the steering shaft develops, considerably reducing rigidity of blow of the driver a breast about a steering wheel. Before column installation into place check it on existence of signs of deformations and mechanical damages of components, in case of need make the corresponding replacements.
2. Estimate size люфта landings of a steering shaft in axial plugs of a column. Check freedom of rotation of bearings of the kardanny hinge. In case of identification of signs of wear of plugs or the hinge the column is subject to replacement assembled.