Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual page 174

STEERING WHEELS AND COLUMNS 3B4-5
R E M O V E AND I N S T A L L S T E E R I N G C O L U M N
R E M O V E
2. Electrical connections.
1. Disconnect negative (—) battery cable.
2.
Steering column cover.
3. Remove bolt at flex joint.
4. Remove two (2) nuts from lower support.
5. Remove two (2) bolts from upper support.
6. Disconnect all eiectricai connectors.
7. Remove steering column.
I N S T A L L
1. Steering shaft at flex joint.
3. Loosely install two (2) lower nuts and two (2) upper
bolts at supports.
4. Center the steering shaft within the steering column
jacket bushing andtighten lower attaching bolt. This can
be done by moving the steering column jacket assembly
up and down or side to side until the steering shaft is
centered.
5. Tighten two (2) upper attaching bolts to specifications.
6. Tighten two (2) lower attaching bolts to specifications.
7. Tighten bolt (9) at flex joint to 47 N«m(35 ft. lbs.).
8. Install steering column cover.
9. Connect negative (—) battery cable.
1 - S T E E R I N G COLUMN S U P P O R T
2 - S T E E R I N G COLUMN
3 - B O L T / S C R E W 34 N#m (25 F T . LBS.)
4 - WIRING H A R N E S S MUST BE R O U T E D
U N D E R S U P P O R T (AS SHOWN) TO P R E -
V E N T PINCHED OR C U T W I R E S
5 - NUT 34 N#m (25 F T . LBS.)
6 - B O L T / S C R E W 3 0 N * m (21 F T . LBS.) T H I S
S C R E W MUST BE I N S T A L L E D F I R S T
7 - SUPPORT LOWER
8 - SUPPORT UPPER
9 - B O L T / S C R E W 52N%n (36 F T . LBS.)
520044-3B4
Fig. 8 Intermediate Shaft