Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 496

8 - 3 2 POWER STEERING
STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMNS AND LINKAGE
UPPER
THRUST
BEARING
RETAINER
ADJUSTER
PLUG
Figure 8-35—Removing Upper Thrust
Bearing Retainer
SEAL
Figure 8-36—Removing Stub Shaft
Seal Retaining Ring
6. Inspect thrust bearing spacer
for cracks.
7. Inspect thrust bearing rollers
and thrust bearing races for wear,
pitting, scoring, cracking or bri-
nelling. R e p l a c e any damaged
parts.
c. Reassembly of Adjuster
Plug Assembly
1. If needle bearing was removed
lip-
r
J 6221
ADJUSTER
PLUG
Figure 8-37—Removing Needle Bearing
Figure 8-40—Separating Valve Spool
From Valve Body
Figure 8-38—Installing Stub Shaft Seal
Figure 8-39—Installing Upper Thrust
Bearing Retainer
because of damage, install new
needle bearing from thrust bear-
ing end of adjuster plug, by
pressing against identification end
of bearing using Tool J-6221. End
of bearing must be flush with
bottom surface of stub shaft seal
bore.
Figure 8-41—Withdrawing Valve
From Valve Body
2. Lubricate new stub shaft seal
with automatic transmission oil
and install seal with spring in
seal toward adjuster plug using
Tool J-5188. See Figure 8-38.
Install seal only far enough in
plug to provide clearance for dust
seal and retaining ring. Place
new dust seal with lip up in plug,
then install retaining ring with
No. 3 Truarc Pliers, J-4245.
3. Lubricate new adjuster plug
"O" ring seal with petroleum jelly
and install on adjuster plug. As-
semble large O.D. thrust bearing
race with internal flange up on
adjuster plug, then thrust bearing,
smaller thrust bearing race and
thrust bearing spacer on adjuster
plug. Install new thrust bearing
retainer into needle bearing bore
using punch, being careful not to
damage spacer. See Figure 8-39.