April 2017 Service and Repair ManualOperator's CompartmentPart No. 1272854 GTH-844 352-2Machine ControlsHow to R emove the Steering C olumnHow to Remove the SteeringColumn1 Disconnect the battery from the machine.Electrocution/burn hazard.Contact with electrically chargedcircuits could result in death orserious injury. Remove all rings,watches and other jewelry.2 Remove the fasteners securing thetransmission control lever and turn signalshifter, if equipped, to the column. Carefullyseparate the lever from the column.3 Remove the nut securing the key switch to thedash panel. Gently push the key switchthrough the opening.4 Remove the fasteners securing the dash panelto the dashboard.5 Carefully pull the dash panel towards the seatof the operator's compartment.6 Tag and disconnect the wire harness from thecomponments of the dash panel. Remove thedash panel from the machine.7 Loosen the two lower fasteners securing thedash frame to the operator's compartment.8 Remove the two upper fasteners securing thedash frame to the operator's compartment.9 Rotate the dash frame towards the seat of theoperator's compartment.Remove thedashboard from the machine.10 Tag and disconnect the ground wire of thesteer column.11 Support and secure the steer orbitral to thedash frame.12 Remove the fasteners securing the steercolumn and steer orbitral to the dash frame.13 Lower the steer orbitral and remove the steercolumn from the machine.How to R emove the Steering WheelHow to Remove the SteeringWheel1 Open the access door above the hydraulictank.2 Disconnect the battery from the machine.Electrocution/burn hazard.Contact with electrically chargedcircuits could result in death orserious injury. Remove all rings,watches and other jewelry.3 Remove the horn button from the steeringwheel. Remove the nut securing the steeringwheel to the column and remove the steeringwheel.
