Chevrolet 1980 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 222

3B4-8 STEERING CO LUM NS
All of the preceding diagnosis inform ation for autom atic transmission will apply to the manual transmission. The following
information is supplied in addition to and specifically for manual transmission columns.
D R IV E R CAN LOCK STEERING IN
SECOND GEAR
Cause
A. Defective upper shift lever.
B. Defective shift lever gate.
C. Loose relay lever on shift tube.
D. Use o f upper shift lever prior to 1969 model year.
H IG H S H IF T E F F O R T
Cause
A. Column not aligned correctly in car.
B. Lower bowl bearing not assembled correctly.
C. Improperly installed seal.
D. Wave washer in lower bowl bearing defective.
E. Improper adjustm ent o flo w er shift levers.
F. Lack of grease on seal, bearing areas or levers.
Damaged shift tube in bearing areas.
G .
IMPROPER T R A N S M IS S IO N S H IF T IN G
Cause
A. Loose relay lever on shift tube.
M A N U A L TRANSMISSION COLUMNS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Fig. 3 B 4 -7 ~ M a n u a l Transm ission Colum n Diagnosis
Solution
A. Replace shift lever.
B. Replace shift lever gate.
C. Replace shift tube assembly.
D. Replace with current lever.
Solution
A. Realign column.
B. Reassemble correctly.
C. Remove and replace.
D. Replace wave washer.
E. Readjust (see Sec. 7).
F. Lubricate seal, levers and bearings.
Replace shift tube assembly.
G .
Solution
A. Replace shift tube assembly.
L IG H T T R U C K S ER V IC E M AN UAL