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GROUP 3-SUSPENSION,
S'CEERING, WHEELS AND ' C IRES
REMOVAL A N D INSTALLATION
Tool-3590-FC
STEERING GEAR HOUSING
careful not to soil or tear the
to, column upper bearing clearance.
front seat fabric.
If the shaft does not touch the bear-
b.
On a car equipped with an
ing, no further re-adjustment is re-
8-cyJinder engine, discon-
quired. Jf the shaft is touching the
nect the wires from the
column upper bearing, it will be
spark plugs on the left side
necessary to check the pull required
of the engine and place them
to center the shaft in the column,
to one side.
using a fish scale. Where pull ex-
11. Remove the master cylinder at-
ceeds
20
Ibs. at either plane to center
taching bolts and remove the lower
the shaft in the column, the follow-
brake line to dash panel attaching
ing correction must be made:
clip. Move the master cylinder up-
Vertical movement of the steering
ward toward the cross-brace taking
shaft can be accomplished by loos-
care not to kink the brake tubes.
ening the steering gear mounting
12. Remove the No.
7 cylinder
bolts and pivoting the gear up and
PITMAN ARM
rear exhaust upper manifold attach-
down.
FIG.
6-Removing
G1073-C
ing bolt.
Horizontal movement of the steer-
13. Lift the steering gear and shaft
ing shaft can be accomplished by
Pitman Arm
assembly from the engine c o m ~ a r t -
loosening the steering column to in-
STEERING GEAR REMOVAL
A N D INSTALLATION
ment
b;
raising the -gear up
-
and
strument panel retaining bracket and
forward past the engine and spring
moving the column to the left or
taking care not to soil or tear the
right.
-
REMOVAL
front-seat fabric.
Should additional horizontal move-
1. Raise the front of the car onto
safety stands. Remove the Pitman
arm from the sector shaft (Fig. 6 ) .
2. Remove the steering gear at-
taching bolts and disconnect the
transmission shift rod(s) at the gear
shift lever(s)
.
3. Pull the rubber seal up on the
steering column, fold the floor mat
aside, and move the dash panel insu-
lation out of the way.
4. Remove the retaining screws
from the steering column weather
seal on the dash panel. Remove the
steering column cover plates and
gasket.
5. Disconnect the horn and turn
indicator wires under the instrument
panel. Also on a car with an auto-
matic transmission, disconnect the
neutral switch wires.
6. Remove the horn ring (or but-
ton). Remove the steering wheel re-
taining nut and the steering wheel
(Fig. 5).
7. Remove the upper bearing cen-
tering sleeve and spring.
8. Remove the steering column
clamp to instrument panel bolts and
remove the clamp (upper and lower
halves) and the insulator.
9. Slide the steering column tube
assembly from the steering gear shaft,
guiding the shift lever(s) up through
rubber seal at the dash panel.
10. Remove the steering gear.
a.On a car equipped with a
6-cylinder engine, lift the
steering gear out through the
engine compartment being
INSTALLATION
1. Install the steering gear.
a.
On a car equipped with a 6-
cylinder engine, guide the
shaft through the dash panel
being careful not to soil or
tear the front seat fabric. In-
stall but, do not tighten the
steering gear attaching bolts.
b. On a car equipped with an 8-
cylinder engine, guide the
shaft through the dash panel
being careful not to soil or
tear the front seat fabric. In-
stall, but do not tighten the
steering gear attaching bolts.
Position the master cylinder and
install and torque the bolts to speci-
fication. Position the brake tube
lower and install the attaching clip.
Connect the left bank of spark
plug wires. Install the manifold at-
taching bolt that was previously re-
moved.
2. Slide the steering column tube
assembly over the steering shaft,
guiding the shifting arms through
the rubber seal at the dash panel.
3. Position the steering column as-
sembly and retaining clamp and in-
sulator,
and
loosely
install
the
attaching bolts and nuts.
4. Tighten the steering gear to
side rail mounting bolts and column
to instrument panel retaining bracket.
5. After tightening the steering
gear to side rail mounting bolts and
column to instrument pinel
retain-
ing bracket, check the steering shaft
ment be required to align the steer-
ing shaft, it will be necessary to
insert shim(s) of
',
proper thickness
between the steering gear assembly
and the vehicle side rail. Front end
alignment shims can be used for this
purpose. After the steering shaft is
centered, torque all bolts to specifi-
cation.
6. Position the upper bearing cen-
tering sleeve and spring. After ap-
plying Lubriplate to the upper sur-
face of the steering shaft upper
bearing and the horn switch brush
plate, position the steering wheel.
Jnstall and stake the retaining nut.
Install the turn indicator lever.
7. Install the horn ring (or but-
ton) and spring, and steering wheel
to the center point.
8. Position the sector shaft arm,
and torque the attaching nut to spe-
cification.
9. Lower the car from the safety
stands. Connect the horn, turn in-
dicator wires, and (on a car with
an automatic transmission) the neu-
tral switch wires.
10. Connect the transmission shift
rod(s). Position the steering column
cover plates and gasket on the dash
panel and install the retaining screws.
11. Position the dash
insu-
lation just above the steering col-
umn. Position the floor mat and push
the rubber seal down to the floor
mat.
12. Jf necessary, correct adjust-
ment of the shift lever(s) and the
neutral switch.
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