Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 497

19 - 20 COLUMN
COLUMN (Continued)
Fig. 27 Steering Column Mounting
1 - MOUNTING NUTS
2 - STEERING COLUMN UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET
3 - STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT BRACKET
4 - STEERING COLUMN LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET
5 - MOUNTING BOLTS
INSTALLATION - STEERING COLUMN
(1) Install the steering column on the steering col-
umn support bracket. Loosely install the two steering
column attaching nuts.
(2) Loosely tighten the two steering column upper
mounting nuts (Fig. 27) to hold the steering column in
place. Center the steering column in place, side to
side, then install the two lower mounting bolts (Fig.
27). Then equally tighten both steering column upper
mounting nuts until upper steering column mounting
bracket is seated against support bracket. Tighten the
four steering column bracket to support bracket fas-
teners to 12 N·m (105 in. lbs.), tightening the upper
mounting nuts first, then the lower mounting bolts.
(3) Assemble the intermediate steering shaft to the
steering column flex coupler (Fig. 26). Tighten the
coupler pinch bolt nut to a torque of 27 N·m (240 in.
lbs.). Be sure to install steering coupler pinch bolt
retaining pin.
(4) Install the two air ducts under the steering col-
umn (Fig. 25).
(5) If the vehicle is equipped with a floor shifter,
install the shifter/ignition interlock cable (Fig. 20) in
the lock cylinder housing.
(6) Install the shift cable mounting bracket (Fig.
24) on the steering column. The shift cable mounting
bracket is mounted to the steering column by the two
mounting screws.
(7) If the vehicle is equipped with a steering col-
umn mounted shift lever, first verify that the shift
lever is locked in the park position. Then, install the
shift cable on the shifter mechanism (Fig. 28). The
shift cable must be fully inserted onto the pin of the
shifter mechanism.
Fig. 28 Installed Shift Cable
1 - SHIFTER MECHANISM
2 - PIN
3 - SHIFT CABLE
(8) If the vehicle is equipped with a steering col-
umn mounted shift lever, install the brake transmis-
sion interlock solenoid on the shift lever mechanism.
To do so, perform the following:
(a) Align the flat inside the solenoid (Fig. 29)
with the flat on the shift lever mounting stud.
(b) Slide the solenoid completely onto the shift
lever mounting stud aligning the plastic guide
formed into the solenoid housing with the flange on
the shift lever mechanism bracket (Fig. 30).
(c) Install the retainer clip until it snaps into
place in the slot cut into the shift lever mounting
stud (Fig. 31).
(d) Verify the solenoid is locked in place and will
not slide off the mounting stud.
(e) Connect the wiring harness connector to the
solenoid.
Fig. 29 Flat Inside BTSI Solenoid
1 - GUIDES
2 - SOLENOID
3 - FLAT
LH