GMC 1976 ZEO 6083 Maintenance Manual page 591

Figure 92-Removing Load on Release Lever
1 . Install new bearings in bearing housing, if
removed.
2. Install lock shoe springs, lock shoe and shoe
pin in bearing housing. Use approximately .180 rod
to line up shoes for pin installation .
3. Install spring, release lever and pin in bearing
housing . (Again, relieve load on release lever as in
step 31 of "Disassembly of Steering Column".
4. Install drive shaft in housing. Lightly tap sec-
tor onto the shaft far enough to expose snap ring
groove . Replace snap ring if it was removed .
5 . Install lock bolt and engage with sector cam
surface (figure 90).
6. Install rack and spring . (Replace shim if one
was removed) . Block tooth on rack to engage block
tooth on sector (figure 90). Install external tilt release
lever.
7. Install bolt spring and spring retaining screw.
Tighten to 35 inch-pounds .
8. Install shift lever spring in bowl by winding up
with pliers and pushing in . Slide bowl into jacket .
9. Install wave washer and lock plate into place.
Work lock plate into notches in jacket by tipping
lock plate toward bowl hub at 12 o'clock position
and under jacket opening. Slide lock plate into not-
ches in jacket .
Figure 93-Installing Shift Tube
STEERING 9- 5 9
10 . Carefully install shift tube in lower end of
jacket . Align key in tube with keyway in bowl and
use Tool No . J-23073 to pull shift tube into bowl
(figure 93).
CAUTION: DO NOT PUSH OR TAP ON
END OF SHIFT TUBE. Install thrust
washer and retaining ring by pulling bowl
up to compress wave washer.
11 . Install support by aligning "V" in support
with "V" notch in jacket . Insert screws through sup-
port in lock plate. Tighten screws to 60 inch-pounds
torque .
12 . Align lower bearing adapter notches in jacket
and push in lower end of jacket . Shift tube should
pilot in adapter while this is done . Install adapter
retainer and clip .
13 . Install centering spheres and anti-lash spring
in upper steering shaft. Install lower steering shaft
from same side of spheres that spring ends protrude .
14 . Install steering shaft assembly in shift tube
from upper end. Carefully guide shaft through shift
tube and bearing.
15 . Install ignition switch actuator rod through
bowl from bottom and insert in slot in support. Ex-
tend rack downward from bearing housing. Assem
ble bearing housing over steering shaft and engage
rack over end of actuator rod (figure 94).