Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 85

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POWER STEERING
11. Remove rubber seal from lower end of
steering shaft.
12. Remove shift lever (leaf) spring.
13. Remove shifter tube from jacket.
14. Remove O-ring seal from lower end of
shifter tube.
15. Using a soldering iron, remove horn con-
tact wire from horn bushing.
16. Remove horn contact wire from end of
steering shaft with terminal and insulator intact.
NOTE: Do not unsolder horn contact wire
from terminal and insulator.
b. Inspection
1. Inspect upper and lower bearings for wear,
roughness and binding. Make certain that bearings
are adequately lubricated.
2. Inspect rubber spacer inside shifter tube
body, making certain that it is properly seated.
Lubricate inside diameter of spacer with silicone.
3. Check horn bushing for excessive solder in
horn contact area.
4. Inspect all other parts for damage and wear.
Replace as necessary.
c. Assembly
1. Install horn contact wire in steering shaft,
pressing terminal and insulator into end of shaft.
2. Solder horn contact wire to horn bushing.
Avoid excessive solder in horn contact area.
3. Install O-ring seal on lower end of shifter
tube.
4. Install rubber seal on steering shaft.
5. Install steering shaft in shifter tube.
6. Install lower bearing on lower end of steering
shaft and slide bearing into end of shifter tube.
NOTE: Make certain that bearing is ade-
quately lubricated, but do not over-lubricate.
Use front wheel bearing lubricant,
7. Install lower bearing seat, rubber seal, back-
up washer, spring, washer, and snap ring on lower
end of steering shaft.
8. Install jacket on shifter tube.
9. Install Hydra-Matic shift indicator pointer
mounting base in shifter tube.
10. Install transmission shift lever.
11. Install shift lever (leaf) spring.
12. Press upper bearing into directional signal
housing being careful not to damage nylon switch
assembly.
NOTE: Make certain that bearing is ade-
quately lubricated, but do not over-lubricate.
Use front wheel bearing lubricant.
13. Install spring washer and directional signal
housing and harness on column assembly and in-
stall spacer.
14. Install shield over directional signal switch
harness on steering column jacket.
15. Install steering wheel as described in Note
16b.
16. Install steering column rubber cover.
19. Steering Column Lower Bearing
Removal and Installation
a. Removal
1. Remove steering wheel as described in Note
16a.
2. Remove steering column assembly as des-
cribed in Note 17a.
3. Remove snap ring, washer, spring, back-up
washer, rubber seal, and lower bearing seat from
lower end of steering shaft.
4. Pry lower bearing from end of shifter tube
and slide bearing off end of steering shaft.
b. Installation
1. Install lower bearing by sliding bearing up
steering shaft into end of shifter tube.
NOTE: Make certain that bearing is ade-
quately lubricated, but do not over lubricate.
Use front wheel bearing lubricant.
2. Install lower bearing seat, rubber seal,
back-up washer, spring, washer, and snap ring
on lower end of steering shaft.
3. Install steering column assembly as des-
cribed in Note 17b.
4. Install ste.ering wheel as described in Note
16b.