Chevrolet 1980 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 234

3B 4-20 STEERING CO LUM NS
Fig. 3B4-25--Directiorial Signal Switch
c. Remove bearing and washers and place same bearing
and washers on other end of pin. Measure distance from end
of pin to top of bearing. If micrometer readings in Steps b
and c differ more than .012, repeat last part of Step 2 and
recheck.
4. Apply a liberal amount of wheel bearing grease to
inside and outside of bearing blocks and inside of cover.
5. Position tension spring and bearing blocks on pin.
6. Slide cover over bearing blocks aligning reference
mark on cover with mark on shaft. Install seal into end of
cover and secure with snap ring retainer.
Installation
See NOTICE on page 1 of this section
NOTICE:
regarding the fasteners referred to in steps 1, 3 and 4.
1. Install the intermediate shaft assembly onto the
steering shaft, aligning the flat on the shaft with the flat in
the coupling. Install the pot joint clamp bolt and torque to
specifications.
2. Lift the steering gear into position, guiding the
flexible coupling bolts into the shaft flange holes.
3. Install the steering gear to frame bolts and torque
to specifications.
4. Install the flexible coupling to steering shaft flange
bolt lockwashers and nuts. Check that the coupling
alignment pins are centered in the flange slots and then
torque the coupling bolts to specifications.
DIRECTIO NAL SIGNAL S W ITC H
The directional signal switch can be removed with the
steering column in the vehicle and without disturbing any
of the column mountings.
J-23653
Fig. 3B4-26--Removing Lock Plate Retaining Ring
Removal (Fig. 3B 4-25)
1. Remove the steering wheel as outlined under
"Steering Wheel - Removal".
2. Remove the column to instrument panel trim cover.
3. Position screwdriver blade into cover slot. Pry up
and out to free cover from lock plate.
4. Screw the center post of Lock Plate Compressing
Tool J-23653 onto the steering shaft as far as it will go.
Compress the lock plate by turning the center post nut
clockwise (Fig. 3B4-26). Pry the round wire snap ring out
of the shaft groove and discard the ring. Remove Tool J-
23653 and lift the lock plate off the end of the shaft.
If the column is being disassembled on the
NOTICE:
bench, with the snap ring removed the shaft could slide
out of the lower end of the mast jacket, damaging the
shaft assembly.
5. Slide the directional signal cancelling cam, upper
bearing preload spring and thrust washer off the end of the
shaft.
Fig. 3 B 4 -2 7 ~ R e m o v in g D irectional Signal W ire Protector
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