- place the car on a lift;
- disconnect the negative battery cable;
- set the steering wheel to the straight ahead position and lock it;
- remove the front wheels;
- using a universal puller, press out the ball joint pins of the steering rods from the steering knuckles, having first unscrewed the pin nuts;
Fig. 6.1. Steering wheel angle sensor connector
- disconnect the steering wheel angle sensor connector (Fig. 6.1);
Fig. 6.2. Steering mechanism fastening elements: 1 – subframe mounting bolts; 2 – eccentric bolt
- bend back the cover under the vehicle that covers the steering shaft universal joint assembly and unscrew the eccentric bolt of the universal joint cross clamp (Fig. 6.2);
- mark the relative positions of the clamp and shaft in an accessible way;
- unscrew the steering gear mounting bolts on the subframe;
- remove the steering gear.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, while checking whether the position of the steering wheel has changed; tighten all bolts and nuts to the required torques; connect the steering angle sensor connector. Check and, if necessary, adjust the front wheel alignment.
(Text of the original source on this website RENAULTBOOK)
Fig. 6.3. Position of the steering wheel angle sensor connector gasket (D): left - wrong, right - right
Caution: Be sure to check that the steering angle sensor connector sealing gasket is in good condition and installed correctly (Fig. 6.3).