Checking End Clearance; Adjustment Specifications-Manual Steering; Recommended Torque Specifications - Pontiac TRANS AM 1977 Service Manual

M A N U A L STEERING GEAR 3 B 2-7
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ADJUSTER SCREW
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SELECTIVE SHIM
11. Place the side cover gasket on the housing.
12. Install the side cover onto the pitman shaft by
reaching through the side cover with a screwriver and turning
the lash adjuster screw counter-clockwise until the screw
bottoms; back the screw off one-half turn. Loosely install a
new locknut onto the adjuster screw.
13. Install and tighten the side cover bolts to
specifications.
14. Adjust steering gear. Refer to Steering Gear
Adjustment.
Fig. 382-1
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Checking
End
Clearance
ADJUSTMENT SPECIFICATIONS-MANUAL STEERING
ADJUSTMENT
TORQUE T O TURN WORM SHAFT
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Worm Bearing Preload
5-8 In. Lbs.
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Sector Lash Adjustment
4-10 In. Lbs.
in excess of Worm Bearing Preload
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Total Steering Gear Preload
16 In. Lbs. Maximum
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Ratio 24:l
RECOMMENDED TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
MANUAL STEERING GEAR FT. LB.
Gear to Frame Bolts
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80
Pitman Shaft Nut
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H Series 160
Except H Series
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210
Side Cover Bolts
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30
Pitman Shaft Adjusting Screw Locknut
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25
Bearing Pre-Load Adjuster Locknut
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85
Coupling Flange Nuts
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20
Coupling Flange Bolt
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30
Steering Shaft to Gear Nut (H Series)
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55