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384-1 6
1977 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
LOCK SHOE PIN (REMOVED
FROM EITHER SIDE)
41 49
Fig. 384-33 Lock Shoe Attachment
SHOE
h
RELEASE
SHOE
I
RELEASE
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SHOE
S HOE
41 50
Fig. 384-34 Shoe Release Lever
1. While holding up on tilt lever to disengage lock shoes,
install housing over steering shaft. Move rack downward and
hold, tip housing to the left until rack engages pin on actuator
rod, pushing housing down until pivot pin holes are in
alignment.
NOTE: Housing bearings must be in position in housing
for proper installation of housing. It bearings are out of
race, snap ring cannot be installed.
2. Install pivot pins using a brass drift to fully seat pins.
3. By turning lock drive shaft back and forth at this time
and watching actuator rod, you can determine if rack and
actuator rod are correctly installed.
4. Lift up on tilt lever and position housing in the full
"UP" position.
5. Install guide and spring into housing, then place tilt
spring retainer over exposed end of spring. Using a
screwdriver with a blade that fits into slot of retainer, press
in and turn approximately 1/8 turn clockwise until retainer
is engaged in housing.
6. Install race and seat as shown in Fig. 3B4-30.
7. Lift up on tilt lever and position housing in the center
position. Remove tilt lever.
8. Refer to COVER (Tilt-Away)-Installation-Steps 1-5.
RACK AND/OR SPRING (TILT-AWAY)
Removal
1. Refer to HOUSING (Tilt-Away)-Removal-Steps 1-6.
2. Remove tilt lever.
3. Remove tilt lever opening shield from housing (Fig.
3B4-25).
4. Remove lock bolt spring attaching screw (Fig. 3B4-
25).
5. Remove rack from lower end of housing.
6. Remove rack spring from guide to housing.
Installation
NOTE: Apply thin coat of lithium grease to all friction
parts.
1. Install rack spring into guide in housing with ears of
spring over ends of rack guide so that spring will be retained
in position.
2. Rotate sector clockwise until large tooth is pointing
toward lower portion of housing. Install rack into housing
guide and when large tooth of sector and large tooth of rack
are in alignment, release sector and push rack into position.
3. Install lock bolt spring attaching screw (Fig. 3B4-25).
4. Install tilt lever opening shield into housing (Fig. 3B4-
25).
5. Install tilt lever.
6. Refer to HOUSING (Tilt-Away)-Installation-Steps 1-
8.
STEERING SHAFT (TILT-AWAY)
Removal
1. Refer to HOUSING (Tilt-Away)-Removal-Steps 1-6.
2. Remove attaching bolt from flange to steering shaft
or bolt and nut from clamp to steering shaft located at lower
end of steering shaft (Fig. 3B4-35).
3. Carefully pull steering shaft assembly from column
inside of the car.
NOTE: On H Series, remove spacer from end of shaft
before removing shaft (Fig. 3B4-36).
NOTE: If repair is to be done on centering spheres or
centering sphere spring, it will not be necessary to
remove steering shaft completely from column.
4. With steering shaft removed from column, turn upper
shaft 90" to centerline of lower shaft, align flats on centering
sphere with lower shaft and remove upper shaft with
centering sphere (Fig. 3B4-37).
5. Remove centering sphere from upper shaft by rotating
sphere so flats align with opening, then remove sphere.
6. A spring is used between spheres and must be
positioned into indentations in spheres when installing (Fig.
3B4-38).
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