Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 1234

STEERING
Fig. 9-1 24 Installing Pressure Plate Spring
12. Install flow control spring and flow control plunger.
Be sure end with screen goes into bore first.
13. Install mounting bolt and union " 0 rings.
14. Drop reservoir into place and press down until reser-
voir seats on housing.
15. Install studs and outlet union, and torque to 35 lb. ft.
16. Install drive shaft key. Support shaft on opposite side
of key when installing key.
PUMP
INSTALL
1. Position pump assembly on mounting bracket with
holes lined up and install bolts loosely (Figs. 6A-22
and 6A-26).
Fig. 9-125 Installing End Plate
2. Slide pulley on shaft.
3. Install pulley nut fingertight.
4. Connect and tighten hose fitting. Tighten outlet fit-
ting to 35 lb. ft. torque (Fig. 9-66).
5. Fill reservoir with GM power steering fluid or
equivalent (see POWER STEERING PUMP DE-
SCRIPTION). Bleed pump by turning pulley back-
ward (counterclockwise as viewed from front) until
air bubbles cease to appear.
6. Install pump belt over pulley last to avoid damage to
belt.
7. Move pump until belt has 140 lbs. on V-8 engines or
125 lbs. on 6-cylinder engines as indicated on gage
BT-3395 or equavalent for initial tension of a new
belt. Tighten used belt to 115 lbs. on V-8 engines or
75 lbs. on 6-cylinder engines. Tighten mounting bolts
to 30 lb. ft. torque.
CAUTION: Do not pry against reservoir sheet
metal.
8. Tighten pulley nut to 60 lb. ft. torque.