Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 1221

9-68 1972 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
NOTE:
TOOL J 6221
CAN ALSO
BE USED
Fig.
9-88
Removing Bearing and Seal
bearing manufacturer's identification against the
tool, and drive the bearing into the adjuster plug until
the tool bottoms in the housing (Fig. 9-89).
CAUTION: Place a block of wood under the
adjuster plug to protect the thrust bearing sur-
face.
2. Temporarily install the adjuster plug in the gear
housing and place dust seal and a new oil seal on tool
J 8524-1 (lip of seal away from tool). Lubricate seal
with power steering fluid and drive or press seals into
adjuster plug until seated (Fig. 9-90).
3. Install retaining ring with internal pliers J 4245. Then
remove the adjuster plug from the housing.
4. Lubricate the thrust bearing assembly with power
steering fluid.
TOOL J 6221
BEARING WITH
IDENTIFICATION
TOWARD TOOL
Fig. 9-89 Installing Bearing
5. Place the large thrust bearing washer on the adjuster
plug hub then install the upper thrust bearing, small
bearing washer and spacer (grooves of spacer away
from bearing washer).
6. Install a new bearing retainer on the adjuster plug by
carefully tapping on the flat surface of the retainer
(Fig. 9-91).
CAUTION: The projections must not extend
beyond the spacer when the retainer is seated.
The spacer must be free to rotate.
VALVE AND LOWER SHAFT ASSEMBLY
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove and discard the "0" ring in the shaft cap end
of the valve assembly.
2. To remove the lower shaft assembly from the valve
body, proceed as follows:
a. While holding the assembly (lower shaft down),
lightly tap the stub shaft against the bench until
the shaft cap is free from the valve body (Fig.
9-92).
b. Pull the shaft assembly until the shaft cap clears
the valve body approximately 1/4".
CAUTION: Do not pull the shaft assembly out
too far or the spool valve may become cocked
in the valve body
c. Carefully disengage the shaft pin from the valve
spool and remove the shaft assembly (Fig. 9-92).