Steering Gear Removal And Installation; Differential Bearing Installation; Sector Shaft Arm Removal; Group 7-Steering - Ford 1963 Thunderbird Shop Manual

GROUPS 6-7
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thrust
washer
on top of
the
four
pinion gears, then
install
the
differ
ential
case cover
so
that the three
shaft retainer
holes in
the
cover are
aligned
with
their
corresponding
holes in
the
case.
7. Install
the three
shaft retainer
pins with a
drift. A
pinion or axle
shaft spline can
be inserted in
the
side gear spline
to
check
for free
ro
tation
of
the
differential
gears.
8. Fill differential
case with axle
lubricant.
9. Insert
two
7/16
(N.F.)
bolts
2-inches
long through the
differential
flange,
and
thread them
3
or
4
turns
into
the
drive
gear as a guide
in
aligning
the
drive
gear
bolt holes.
Press
or tap
the
drive
gear
into
posi
tion.
10. Install
and
tighten the
drive
gear
bolts
and washers
evenly,
and
torque them
alternately
across
the
gear
to
specifications.
11. If
the
differential bearings have
been
removed, press
them
on as
shown
in Fig. 24.
Press Ram
E1024-A
FIG. 2
4-
Differential
Bearing
Installation
GROUP 7-STEERING
The 1963
maintenance recom
mendations are
in
Group
12
and
the
1963
specifications are
in
Group 13
of
this
manual.
All
the
service procedures outlined
in
Group
7
of
the
1962 Shop
Manual
apply
to the
1963 Thunderbird
with
the following
exceptions.
REPAIR (Part
7-2)
STEERING GEAR REMOVAL
AND INSTALLATION
1. Disconnect
the
pressure
line
and
the
return
line from
the
steering
gear
housing.
Plug the
openings and
cap
the
lines.
2. Remove
the
bolt
that
locks
the
flex joint clamp
to the
steering
gear
worm shaft
(Fig. 25).
3. Raise
the
car and
disconnect
the
sector shaft
(pitman)
arm
from
the
sector shaft,
using
the tool
shown
in
Fig. 26.
4. Remove
the
steering
gear mount.
ng
bolts (Fig.
27),
and pull
the
steering
gear
assembly
out of the
flex
joint.
'FLEX JOINT
'CLAMP
BOLT
(2)
WORM SHAFT
G1165-A
SECTOR SHAFT
ARM
Tool-3590-FC G 1090-
A
FIG. 26-Sector Shaft Arm
Removal
GEAR ASSEMBLY
SECTOR SHAFT
(PITMAN
ARM)
BODY
MEMBER
G1166-A
FIG. 2 5
-Steering
Column
and
Shaft-to-Steering Gear Connections
FIG.
27-Steering Gear
Mountings