Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual page 575

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1968 P O N T I A C S E R V I C E M A N U A L
F i g . 9-30 Upper Shift Lever Spring
out of the jacket notches, tipping it down toward the
bowl hub and 12 o'clock position and under the
jacket opening.
21. Cut and unwrap mesh cover from mast jacket,
if replacement is required.
22. Remove the upper shift lever spring by winding
it up with pliers and lifting it out of the shift bowl
(see Figure 9-30), if shift bowl is being replaced.
B o Assembly
1. Apply a thin coat of lithinum grease to all fric­
tion surfaces.
2. When installing lock shoes in bearing housing,
use special tool No. J 22635 or a .180 diameter rod
to line up shoes for pin installation if upper bearing
assembly has been serviced.
NOTE: With tilt lever opening on the left side,
shoes facing up, the four slot shoe is on the left
(Fig. 9-26).
NOTE: Install shoe pin flush with housing face on
release lever pin side.
Perform steps 3 through 6 if shift bowl was r e ­
moved.
3. Install signal switch wire harness through the
bearing housing and shift bowl, prior to assembling
of the bowl and mast jacket.
4. Install wave washer and slide lock plate into
notches in jacket inside the bowl. Carefully install
shift tube in lower end of mast jacket. Lock plate
will only fit into mast jacket one way so that threaded
holes in lock plate will align with holes in support
assembly.
5. Align keyway in shift tube with key in shift
bowl and use tool J 22549 to pull the shift tube into
the bowl (Figs. 9-28 and 9-29).
CA UTION: Do not push on top or end of shift tube
assembly.
6. Pull the shift bowl up to compress the wave
washer and install thrust washer and retaining ring.
7. Install support assembly aligning V in support
assembly with V notch in mast jacket, torque sup­
port attaching screws to 50 lb. in.
8. Pilot lower bearing adapter on shift tube and
snap adapter into jacket.
9. Assemble steering shaft assembly in shift tube
from upper end, taking care not to tear or push out
foam seal cemented inside lower end of the shift
tube.
10. Install external tilt release lever to hold lock
shoes in disengaged position as the pivot pin holes of
the bearing housing assembly are aligned with the
pivot pin holes in the support assembly. Secure
bearing housing assembly in position by pressing in
the pivot pins.
11. Position housing in full up position and install
the tilt spring (tapered end first) and retainer.
12. Install signal switch and tighten the three
screws to 35 lb. in.
NOTE: Locate the short screw in topmost posi­
tion, above the lock shoes.
13. Reassemble upper bearing, race, seat and
12-sided nut and tighten nut.
Pontiac and Firebird Models Only—
NOTE: Install the plastic tolerance ring, lower
bearing spring and retaining snap ring onto lower
end of steering shaft. If the steering shaft, mast
jacket, upper bearing housing, and/or support have
been replaced a new service replacement tolerance
ring should be used and adjusted. The tolerance
KEY WAY IN
SHIFT TUBE
J 22549 INSTALL TOOL
THROUGH BOWL AND
INTO SHIFT TUBE WITH
FLATS ALIGNED. ROTATE
LOWER END 9 0 ° AND
TIGHTEN NUT TO PULL
SHIFT TUBE INTO BOWL.
F i g . 9-31 Installing Tool J 22549 into Shift Tube