Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual page 564

STEERING 9-7
Center Pins in Slots
Flatten Disc
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Extend Pins Equally
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Fig. 9-11 Installing Steering Shaft to F l e x i b l e Coupling
models, remove the floor pan trim and insulator
cover prior to removing the toe plate screws,
5. Remove instrument panel escutcheon screws on
Firebird and Pontiac models.
6. Remove two nuts and one bolt securing mounting
bracket to instrument panel and carefully withdraw
column.
NOTE: A wedge-shaped shim will be inserted
between the mounting bracket and instrument panel.
This shim will be reused when column is installed
in car.
INSTALLATION
Make sure this procedure is followed in exactly
this order.
1. Install column into position and loosely attach
mounting bracket to instrument panel with two mount­
ing nuts.
2. Attach steering shaft to flexible coupling at
steering gear, torque attaching nuts to 20 lb. ft. (Fig.
9-11).
3. Tighten two nuts securing mounting bracket to
instrument panel. Torque nuts to 20 lb. ft.
CA UTION: Do not over-torque nuts because cor­
rect torque is necessary to insure breakaway ac­
tion of the bracket and capsules in event of a
collision.
4. Pontiac and Firebird models. Install wedge
shim to fill space and tighten front instrument panel
mounting bolt to 20 lb. ft. torque. Do not force
wedge shim into gap.
5a. Tempest. Position the left (outboard) toe plate
against floor pan and start a screw in lower right
hole of toe plate. Install and tighten a screw in
upper right slotted hole of toe plate. This will prop­
erly locate toe plate to floor pan.
b. Pontiac. Position the right (inboard) toe plate
against floor pan. Install and tighten two upper
right toe plate screws.
c. Firebird. Position both toe plates against
floor pan. Install and tighten screws holding the
toe plates to floor pan.
6. Position the remaining toe plate against the
floor pan on Pontiac and Tempest models. Install
and tighten two clamping screws holding toe plate
around the steering column, torque the screws to 40
in. lb.
7. On Pontiac and Firebird models loosen the
screws, tightened in step 5b or 5c. This will enable
steering column to position itself in a neutral posi­
tion between the instrument panel and flexible cou­
pling.
8. On Pontiac and Tempest models, install all re­
maining toe plate screws. All the toe plate screws
must be tightened to 40 in. lb. of torque. On Tempest
models install the wedge shaped shim into gap at
front instrument panel brace and mounting bracket.
Install wedge shim attaching bolt and tighten bolt 20
in. lb. of torque. Do not force wedge shim into gap.