Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 1226

STEERING
Fig. 9 - 1 0 0 Pry Out Inner Seal
4245 and remove outer steel washer. Using screw
driver under lip of seal pry out the outer seal. Remove
the inner steel washer, then pry out the inner seal
(Fig. 9-100). Discard seals.
CAUTION:
N'hen prying out seals, be ex-
tremely careful not to score the housing bore.
2. If pitman shaft needle bearing replacement is neces-
sary, remove with tool J 6278. Since this bearing is
shouldered (flanged), it must be pressed out the pit-
man arm end of the housing (Fig. 9-101).
ASSEMBLY
1. Thoroughly clean the parts and lubricate them with
I
J-8092
WHEN TOOL J-22407
BOTTOMS ON HOUSING,
BEARING I S F U L L Y
INSTALLED
DO NOT
30TTOM BEARING
IN HOUSING
Fig. 9 - 1 0 2 Installing Pitrnan Shaft Bearing
2. Install pitman shaft needle bearing on bearing in-
staller J 22407, with flange of bearing against tool.
3. Position bearing and tool in housing and press bear-
ing into housing, until tool bottoms on housing (Fig.
9-102).
CAUTION: Do not drive the bearing further
into the housing after removing tool J 22407
since damage to the bearing would result,
NOTE: Bearing can be installed using adapter J
62 78-3 with remover and replacer J 62 78-1. Be
careful flanged bearing is not driven into hous-
ing and bottomed out with too much force.
Make sure needle bearings rotate freely.
power steering fluid.
4. Lubricate the lips of the oil seals with power steering
fluid.
1. HOUSING
5. OIL SEAL (Double Lip)
2. BEARING 6. STEEL WASHER
3. OIL SEAL
7. RETAINING RING
4. STEEL WASHER
Fig. 9 - 1 0 1 Exploded View of Pitman Shaft Bearing and
Seals
5. Install the pitman shaft oil seals as follows:
a. Place adapter J 6278-2 over tool J 6278, then
install the outer seal (double lip), inner steel
washer, and inner seal with the lips of the seals
facing away from the adapter, seal identification
toward adapter.
b. Drive the seals into the housing until the top of
adapter J 6278-2 is flush with the housing (Fig.
9-103).
c. Remove the tool and adapter, then install the
outer steel washer and seal retaining rings. The
retaining ring will not seat in the groove at this
time.
d. Reinsert tool J 6278 with adapter J 6278-2 and
continue driving the seals until the retaining ring
seats in its groove (Refer to Inset, Fig. 9-103),
then remove the tool and adapter.