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7 .7-1.8
o d i u s t , i f n e c e s s o r y , t h e d r i v i n g d o g o f t h e d i -
rection indicotor switch - see Chopter 13.17.
Refit the steering wheel so thot its spokes
o r e h o r i z o n t o l , l o c k i t i n p o s i t i o n w i t h t h e n u t
( f o r t i g h t e n i n g t o r q u e , s e e C h o p t e r 1 . 8 ) , o n d
bolt down the spoke shroud.
7 . 8 S T E E R I N G W H E E L S H A F T A N D S H A F T
B E A R I N G
T h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l ( c o l u m n ) s h o f t i s b u i l t u p
of two ports with the beoring in the uPPer port.
Usuolly, it is not necessory to disconnect the
two ports of the shoft or to remove the beoring
ond steering lock. lt con be removed from the
c o r o s o u n i t .
Removol
1 . R e m o v e t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l - s e e C h o p -
ter 7.7.
2. Remove the screws on the lower port of
t h e s h o f t c o w l i n g o n d p u l l t h e c o w l i n g o f f . A f t e r
removing two bolts, detoch the cluster switch
on the shoft from the upper port of the shoft
c o w l i n g .
3. Remove two front screws of the upper Port
o f t h e c o w l i n g o n d r e m o v e t h e c o w l i n g .
4. Disconnect the leods from the switches
o n d t h e s w i t c h b o x .
5. From under the cor, remove the bolt of the
c o u p l i n g c o n n e c t i n g t h e s t e e r i n g c o l u m n s h o f t
to the steering box ond detoch the dust boot
f r o m t h e f l o o r . R e m o v e t h e b o l t s o f t h e s h o f t
beoring (from under the shoft) ond the bolts of
t h e s t e e r i n g l o c k ( f r o m t h e f r o n t ) f o s t e n i n g t h e
s h o f t t o t h e b o d y , o n d p u l l o u t t h e s h o f t .
Ref itting
T o r e f i t t h e s t e e r i n g c o l u m n s h o f t i n t h e c o r ,
r e v e r s e t h e r e m o v i n g p r o c e d u r e . W h i l e r e i n s t o l -
ling the steering wheel (Chopter 7.7), do not
forget to check the direction indicotor switch
for correct function.
U s e p l o i n o n d s p r i n g w o s h e r s u n d e r t h e b o l t s
o f t h e s t e e r i n g l o c k b r o c k e t . R e i n s t o l l t h e s h o f t
b e o r i n g u s i n g s p o c i n g t u b e s , r u b b e r b u s h e s , o n d
p l o i n w o s h e r s , o n d s e c u r e t h e b o l t o f t h e c o u p -
l i n g , c o n n e c t i n g t h e s t e e r i n g c o l u m n s h o f t w i t h
t h e s t e e r i n g b o x , w i t h o s e l f - l o c k i n g n u t ( f o r
t i g h t e n i n g t o r q u e , s e e C h o p t e r 1 . 8 ) .
To Disconnect Shofts
R e m o v e t h e b o l t o f t h e c r o s s - p i n i o i n t c o n -
n e c t i o n .
Connecting of Shofts
F i t o f o s t e n i n g s l e e v e o n t h e t u b e w i t h t h e
s h o f t , d i p t h e r i n g i n o i l o n d s l i p i t o n t o t h e
s h o f t e n d w i t h i t s w e d g e - s h o p e d p o r t t o w o r d
t h e b e o r i n g , i n s t o l l t h e s p r i n g o n d t h e i o i n t
socket of the shoft bottom port. Tighten the
c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e b o l t w i t h s e l f - l o c k i n g n u t
( t i g h t e n i n g t o r q u e o s p e r C h o p t e r 1 . 8 ) .
T h e s l e e v e m u s t b e f i r s t b u i l t u p i f t h e s h o f t
is refitted for the first time. Locote both holves
o f t h e s l e e v e o n t h e t u b e o n d f o s t e n t h e m
l i g h t l y t o g e t h e r b y b e n d i n g t h e t o b o f o n e h o l f
of ttre sleeve over the other. The sleeve must
o n n o o c c o u n t c l o m p t h e t u b e t i g h t l y .
Bottom Port of Steering Column Shoft
T h e s h o f t i s p r o v i d e d w i t h c r o s s - p i n i o i n t s
o n d c o n n o t b e d i s m o n t l e d ( t o k e n o p o r t ) . B e f o r e
f i t t i n g t h e s h o f t d u s t b o o t , s m e o r i t w i t h o i l t o
f o c i l i t o t e i t s s l i p p i n g o v e r t h e p c r r t s o f t h e j o i n t .
F o r t h i s p u r p o s e , i t i s c l s o o d v i s o b l e t o w r o p
t h e j o i n t i n o p l o s t i c f o i l o r t o m o k e o s l e e v e
w i t h o p i l o t c o n e .
Top Port of Steering Column Shoft - Beoring
Removol
1 . l - i f t o w o y t h e f o s t e n i n g s l e e v e o n d c h e c k
whether the shoft rototes freely in the tube. lf
i t i s n o t t h e c o s e , u n l o c k t h e s t e e r i n g l o c k o n d
press out the shoft proceedirrg from the side
o f i t s s p l i n e d e n d .
2. lf necessory, remove the circlip of the shoft
ond lift owoy the beoring. The other beoring
h o s t o b e d r i v e n o u t b y t o p p i n g i t c o r e f u l l y
t h r o u g h t h e c u t - o u t s i n t h e t u b e t o o v o i d d o m o g -
i n g i t .
3. Remove the brocket with the steering lock
- see Chopter 7.9.
R e f i t t i n g
1 . S l i p t l r e b e o r i n g p o c k e d w i t h g r e o s e o n t o
t h e u p p e r p o r t o f t h e s h o f t , t h e n t h e r i n g w i t h
its wedge-shoped port focing the beoring, ond
lock both ports in position with the circlip.
Press the shoft into the tube ond press-in the
b e o r i n g ( o g o i n p o c k e d w i t h g r e o s e ) f r o m t h e
o t h e r e n d .
2 . l n s t o l l t h e b r o c k e t w i t h t h e s t e e r i n g l o c k -
s e e C h o p t e r 7 . 9 .
Shoft Beorings
They hove to be thoroughly lubricoted first,
since ofter their reossembly with the shoft od-
d i t i o n o l l u b r i c o t i o n i s n o t p o s s i b l e . l f t h e r e i s
ony doubt concerning the greose pocking, re-
move the circlip f rom the inner port of the
beoring, toke the beoring oport, cleon it, ond
r e o s s e m b l e i t o f t e r h o v i n g p o c k e d i t w i t h t h e
r e c o m m e n d e d g r e o s e , i . e . , b r o n d N H 2 o f C z e -
choslovok provenience or one of the bronds
s p e c i f i e d i n C h o p t e r 7 . 5 , p o r o g r o p h 3 .
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