Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 538
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
SENTRY KEY IMMOBILIZER MODULE
WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR-
BAGS,
REFER
TO
GROUP
8M
-
PASSIVE
RESTRAINT SYSTEMS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY
STEERING
WHEEL,
STEERING
COLUMN,
OR
INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR
SERVICE. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRE-
CAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIR-
BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
(1) Disconnect the negative battery cable.
(2) Remove the knee blocker from the instrument
panel. See Knee Blocker in Group 8E - Instrument
Panel Systems for the procedures.
(3) Insert the key in the ignition lock cylinder and
turn the ignition switch to the On position.
(4) Insert
a
small
screwdriver
or
pin
punch
through the access hole in the lower steering column
shroud and depress the ignition lock cylinder retain-
ing tumbler (Fig. 2).
(5) While holding the retaining tumbler depressed,
pull the ignition lock cylinder and key out of the igni-
tion lock housing.
(6) Remove the three screws that secure the lower
steering column shroud to the upper shroud.
(7) If the vehicle is so equipped, move the tilt
steering column to the fully lowered position.
(8) If the vehicle is so equipped, loosen the two
nuts that secure the non-tilt steering column upper
mounting bracket to the dash panel steering column
support bracket studs. Lower the column far enough
to remove the upper steering column shroud.
(9) Remove both the upper and lower shrouds from
the steering column.
(10) Disengage the steering column wire harness
retainer from the tab on the top of the Sentry Key
Immobilizer Module (SKIM) mounting bracket (Fig.
3).
(11) Unplug the wire harness connector from the
SKIM receptacle.
(12) The SKIM mounting bracket features a clip
formation that secures the SKIM to the inboard
lower flange of the steering column jacket. Pull
downward on the connector end of the SKIM mount-
ing bracket to release this clip from the steering col-
umn jacket.
(13) Rotate the SKIM and its mounting bracket
downwards and then to the side away from the steer-
ing column to slide the SKIM antenna ring from
around the ignition switch lock cylinder housing.
Fig. 2 Steering Column Shrouds Remove/Install
1 – LOWER SHROUD
2 – ACCESS HOLE
3 – STEERING WHEEL
4 – PIN PUNCH
5 – SCREWS (3)
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