Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 469

STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMNS AND LINKAGE
MANUAL STEERING 8 - 5
8 - 5 STEERING WHEEL
REMOVAL AND
INSTALLATION
a. Removal of Steering Wheel
1. Unplug horn ground wire con-
nector at mast jacket to prevent
horn from blowing.
2. Remove horn bar cap, bushing
and screw assembly, adapter as-
sembly springs and contact plate.
3. Loosen steering wheel retain-
ing nut several turns. Do not re-
move nut.
4. Attach Puller J-3274 to wheel
hub and pull wheel up to nut. See
Figure 8-7. If wheel hub is very
tight on shaft, apply a moderate
strain with puller then tap end of
puller screw to break hub loose
from shaft without distorting
wheel hub. Remove puller, nut,
and steering wheel.
b. Installation of Steering
Wheel
1. Apply lubriplate to horn con-
tact brush and ring.
2. Install steering wheel with lo-
cation marks on shaft and hub of
wheel in line. See Figure 11-92.
NOTE: Location marks for pro-
per installation of steering wheel
on steering shaft are provided to
insure a straight-ahead position
of the steering wheel when front
wheels are in straight-ahead po-
sition. See Figure 8-8.
3. With wheel properly located
on shaft, install nut and tighten
to 30 ft. lbs. in place.
4. Install horn parts on steering
wheel.
5. Plug horn wires together at
mast jacket.
8 - 6 REMOVAL AND
INSTALLATION OF
MANUAL STEERING
GEAR
a. Removal of Steering
Gear Assembly
1. Remove two nuts securing gear
coupling to flange on lower end of
steering shaft (See Figure 8-9).
2. Remove cotter pin and nut se-
curing pitman arm to intermedi-
ate rod. Screw Remover J-3295
onto ball stud and drive stud out
of arm.
GROUND PLATE
SPRING (2)
ACTUATOR BAR CAP
" ^ & r - . - .
BUSHING &
SCREW ASSY. (2)
NOTE: LOOSEN BUT DO NOT
REMOVE STEERING WHEEL NUT
Figure 8-7—Removing Steering Wheel
NOTE: It is recommended that
pitman arm be supported to take
up shock resulting from driving
on ball stud.
3. Loosen the three steering gear
to frame bolts to complete re-
moval of gear.
b. Installation of Steering
Gear Assembly
1. Reinstall gear onto frame.
NOTE: Make sure the larger pin
of gear coupling is located in
larger slot of steering shaft flange
and projects no more than 1/1 ( T
to 1/8 through shaft flange.
2. Torque pitman arm to inter-
mediate rod ball stud 50-65 lb. ft.
to
NOTE: Do not back off nut
install cotter pin.
3. Torque nuts securing g e a r
Figure 8-6—Steering Wheel Assembly
Figure 8-8—Steering Wheel and Shaft
Alignment Marks