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It's not that hard to fix, although the first step is the hardest, you need to remove the airbag and steering wheel. Under the wheel on the 97, I believe it would just have the "clockspring" for the airbap, or it may be a clockspring along with the steering angle sensor (if equipped with ESP). Either way, once the wheel is off, there will just be two small-headed phillips screws that retain the clockspring and/or steering angle sensor. After removing the part under the steering wheel, just pull it out enough to let it hang (no need to disconnect the wiring) and you'll see the 3 phillips screws which need to be retightened. Be sure to NOT turn on the ignition with the airbag disconnected, unless you'd rather disconnect the negative terminal from the battery first. Also, before you physically "remove" the steering wheel from the car, make sure the wheel is centered. It NEEDS to be centered to remove the 2 small-headed screws which retain the airbag clockspring/steering wheel angle sensor! You can't twist these parts around at will, you will break them.
Gilly
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