Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 510

8 - 4 6 STEERING LINKAGE
STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMNS AND LINKAGE
The Saginaw manual liiikage is the
same as the Saginaw power steer-
ing linkage, except the manual
linkage has a different pitman
arm to fit the manual gear pitman
shaft.
8 - 2 1 ADJUSTMENT OF
STEERING LINKAGE
IDLER ARM
The Thompson steering linkage
does not require any special ad-
justment as the idler arm and
support a s s e m b l y is self-
adjusting.
The Saginaw linkage requires
proper location of the idler arm
on its support so that the idler
arm ball socket will be level with
the pitman arm ball socket. The
support must be threaded into the
idler arm bushing until the dis-
tance from the center of the sup-
port lower bolt hole to the nearest
face of the idler arm is 2-15/16"
to 3-1/16", as shown in Figure
8-67 and 8-69. When the idler
arm is installed on support, it
must be free to rotate a minimum
of 90 degrees in a counterclock-
wise direction.
IMPORTANT: If the Saginaw
idler arm support is dismounted
from the frame for other work,
wire the support to the idler arm
so that it cannot turn from its
existing position and possibly
change the toe-in of the front
wheels.
See Group 7 for adjustment of tie
rods to obtain proper toe-in of
front wheels.
When disconnecting any of the
steering linkage ball studs, use
Puller J-5504 where possible.
If puller will not work, use Re-
mover J-3295 and firmly support
the member that stud is being
removed from.