Removing and installing steering wheel Mitsubishi Outlander 2007 - 2010, XL

You will need: TORX key TZO, hex key “6”, socket head “24”, wrench, extension cord.

1. Disconnect a wire from the minus plug of the storage battery.

2. Turn out bolts of fastening of the module of an airbag of the driver...

3. ... and move the module away from the steering wheel.

4. Gently squeeze the tabs... 

5. ... and disconnect the block from the driver's airbag module.

6. Disconnect the block from the output of the horn switch ...

7. ... and remove the driver's airbag module.

8. Squeeze the retainer and disconnect the shoe from the slip ring.

9. For ease of reinstallation, mark the position of the steering wheel hub relative to the shaft in any suitable way (for example, with a felt-tip pen).

10. Loosen the steering wheel nut, but do not turn it off completely to avoid personal injury.

You can secure the steering wheel from turning by using the locking mechanism of the anti-theft device of the ignition switch. To do this, remove the key from the ignition lock and turn the steering wheel until the shaft is fixed with an anti-theft device. After loosening the steering wheel nut, turn off the anti-theft device by inserting the key into the ignition switch, and return the steering wheel to the straight ahead position.

11. Knock the steering wheel off the splines of the shaft with sharp blows of the hands.

12. Finally unscrew the nut ...

13. ... and remove the steering wheel.

14. Establish a steering wheel and all removed details in sequence, return to removal.

Source: Third Rome Publishing Manual