Anyone replace the steering shaft bearing

[Fifty]

Sucks that you have to poke holes in the side of the steering wheel to remove the airbag and fix this.

 

[91RS]

You don't.

 

[Fifty]

To unlock the airbag, you have to push on the springs. The 15+ Yukon wheels do not have an open hole.

 

[91RS]

That’s not where you do it. You remove the column trim and turn the steering wheel to the side and slide a small flat head into the slots on either side and pull up to pop the spring. It’s a bit hard to describe but you do not poke holes in the steering wheel.

 

[Fifty]

Every instruction I’ve read so far and vid show on the Yukon’s to pop through those holes.

the Colorado/Canyon you rotate the wheel, take off the column cover and insert a screw drive at the 6 o’clock position. (But you spin the wheel so it’s upside down). And that pops the air bag off

 

[Fifty]

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...=&form=VDSHOT&shth=OSH.i6j4IRhGQiYX5pI4x3bUDA

 

[Fifty]

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...=&form=VDSHOT&shth=OSH.VLpl0XIFO0W0BHMtRPN6Fg

 

[Fifty]

Vs a Colorado/canyon:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...=&form=VDSHOT&shth=OSH.DPG9aubgz86eA9228VPUXA

 

[91RS]

Poking holes in the steering wheel is the "I don't know what I'm doing YouTube certified" way. This guy basically shows the correct way. He doesn't mention the column trim needs to be off but you can see that it is. It works better to slide the screwdriver in the slot he shows and then pick up on the screwdriver basically using it as a pry bar to push down the clip on the airbag. You do have to do both sides.

 

[Fifty]

I need to come back to this. Are there any screws holding the Column trim together or is it all just snapped together? (2015 Yukon Denali)