Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual page 572

S T E E R I N G 9-15
1. Steering Column Assembly
2. Traffic Hazard Switch Knob
3. Screw, Hazard Switch Knob
4. C a p , Traffic Hazard Switch Knob
5. Gearshift Control Lever
Assembly—Upper
6. Gearshift Lever Pivot Pin
7. Steering Shaft Upper Bearing
Race—Inner
8. Direction Signal Switch Assembly
9. Steering Shaft Bearing—Upper
10. Bearing Housing Spring Retainer
11. Steering Wheel Lock Shoe—
4 Position
12. Steering Wheel Lock Shoe—
3 Position
13. Bearing Housing Bumper
14. Tilt Release Lever Spring
15. Tilt Shoe Release Lever Pin
16. Steering Shaft Bearing—Upper
17. Steering Shaft Shoe Release Lever
18. Steering Wheel Tilt Shoe Spring
19. Steering Shaft Upper Bearing
Housing Assembly (With Bearings)
20. Bearing Housing Pivot Pin
21. Bearing Housing Dowel Pin
22. Signal Switch Mounting Screw
23. Steering Shaft Upper Bearing
Race Seat—Inner
24. Steering Shaft Upper Bearing
Lock Nut
25. Steering Wheel to Steering
Shaft Nut
26. Steering Housing Cover
27. Steering Wheel Release Lever
28. Lever to Switch Screw
29. Direction Signal Control Lever
Assembly
30. Steering Shaft Assembly—Upper
(w/Bearing Race)
31. Steering Shaft Joint Preload Spring
32. Centering Sphere Wave Washer
33. Steering Shaft Assembly—Lower
34. Upper Bearing Housing Support
Screw
35. Support Assembly Dowel Pin
36. Steering Column Shift Stop Plate
37. Stop Plate Mounting Screw
38. Thrust Washer
39. Steering Column Lock Plate
40. Gearshift Lever Bowl Spring
41. Gearshift Lever Bowl
42. Steering Shaft Centering Sphere
43. Bearing Housing Wheel Ti It Spring
44. Steering Shaft Upper Bearing
Housing Support Assembly
45. Upper Reaction a n d Shift Tube
Retaining Ring
46. Upper Steering Column Wave
Washer
47. Steering Column Toe Plate
Grommet
48. Steering Column Jacket
49. Direction Signal Control
Wire Protector
50. Steering Jacket Mesh Cover
51. Steering Column Cover
Plate Seal
52. Steering Column Reaction and
Shift Tube Assembly
53. Steering Shaft Flange—Upper
54. Lower Spring Thrust Washer
Retainer Ring
55. Lower Steering Shaft
Plunger
56. Lower Steering Shaft
Sleeve
57. Steering Column to Support
Bracket Adjusting Wedge
58. Steering Column Support
Bracket Assembly
59. Support to Support Bracket Nut
60. Column to Support Bracket Bolt
61. Support Bracket to Mounting
Bracket Washer
62. Support Bracket to Mounting
Bracket Bolt
63. Steering Shaft Lower Bearing
Adapter
64. Steering Shaft Bearing—Lower
65. Lower Steering Shaft Bearing
Spring
66. Upper Flange Clamping Bolt
Fig. 9-21 Exploded View Typical Ti It Column
18
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Install horn button.
19. Re-install column bracket with the four 5/16"
bolts previously removed. Do not use a different
length bolt. Torque bolts to 15 lb. ft.
NOTE; On Tempest models assemble lower
steering shaft and pot joint to upper steering shaft.
Tighten clamping nut to 32 lb
9
ft. (Fig. 9-17)
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20. To assemble column in car, see "Removal and
Installation of Column Assembly".
WARNING; Make certain that column is never
unsupported when either the toe pan, dash mount­
ing, or gear mounting is connected.
21. See Sec. 7 for proper adjustment of neutralizer
switch.
DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY OF TILT COLUMN
(Fig. 9-21)
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove four 5/16" bolts securing column
mounting bracket to column and remove bracket.
CAUTION: Set the bracket aside to protect break­
away capsules (Fig. 9-14).
2. Remove all signal switch wire clips and wire
protectors from the mast jacket. The wire pro­
tector between the tapping plates can be removed by
prying out carefully with a screwdriver (Fig. 9-15).
If a wire cover is present, it can be removed like the
wire clip by squeezing the edges together.
CAUTION: Do not pry against wires as insulation
could be damaged.
3. Mount column in vise using tool J 22573 (Fig.
9-15) or by clamping one tapping plate in a vise (Fig.
9-16). On Tempest models disconnect lower shaft
and pot joint from upper shaft by removing clamp
(Fig. 9-17).
CAUTION: The mast jacket of the steering col­
umn assembly should never be clamped in the vise.
4. Remove steering wheel using wheel puller
J 3044-01.
a. Remove turn signal cancelling cam and turn
signal cancelling cam spring.
CA UTION: Do not hammer on end of steering
shaft, as hammering could collapse steering shaft
or otherwise loosen plastic injections which main­
tain column rigidity.
5. Remove two nuts securing neutralizer switch to
column and remove switch on cars with column shift
and automatic transmission.
6. Remove tilt release lever and turn signal lever.
On Tempest and Firebird models with column shift
and automatic transmission remove shift indicator