Chevrolet 30 Series 1967 Service Manual page 465

Fig. 20—C10-20-30 Steering Linkage
4. Install ball stud nut, tighten and install cotter pins.
Lubricate tie rod ends.
5. Adjust toe-in as described in Section 3.
NOTE: Before locking clamp bolts on the rods,
make sure that the tie rod ends are in align­
ment with their ball studs (each ball joint is in
the center of its travel). If the tie rod is not in
alignment with the studs, binding will result.
Also, the slit in the tie rod must be in alignment
with the slot in the clamp and, on C-P10 and
C20-30 series, facing foreward.
RELAY ROD—C-Pl 0 and C20-30
Removal
1. Remove inner ends of tie rods from relay rod as
described under Tie Rod - Removal.
2. Remove cotter pin and nut from relay rod ball stud
attachment at pitman arm.
Fig . 2 1 - 4 0 -5 0 -6 0 Series Steering Linkage - Typ ical
Fig. 22— K10-20 Steering Linkage
3. Detach relay rod from pitman arm. Shift steering
linkage as required to free pitman arm from relay
rod.
4. Remove cotter pin and nut from idler arm and re­
move relay rod from idler arm.
Installation
1. Install relay rod to idler arm, making certain idler
stud seal is in place, then install and tighten nut to
specifications. Advance nut just enough to align
castellation with cotter pin hole and install pin.
Raise end of rod and install on pitman arm. Secure
2.
with nut and cotter pin.
3. Install tie rod ends to relay rod as previously de­
scribed under Tie Rods. Lubricate tie rod ends.
4. Adjust toe-in (see Section 3) and align steering wheel
as described previously in this section under Steer­
ing Wheel Alignment and High Point Centering.
IDLER ARM—C-Pl 0r C20-30
Removal
1. Remove cotter pin and nut from end of idler arm
and remove relay rod from idler arm.
Remove idler arm from frame.
2.
Installation
1. Position idler arm on frame and install mounting
bolts (with special plain washers under heads); tight­
ening nuts to specifications.
Install relay rod to idler arm, making certain seal is
2.
on stud, and install and tighten nut to specifications.
3. Install cotter pin and secure.
PITMAN ARM
Removal
1. Remove cotter pin from pitman arm ball stud and
remove nut.
Remove relay rod from ball stud by tapping on side
2.
of rod or arm in which the stud mounts with a ham­
mer while using a heavy hammer or sim ilar tool as
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