Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 517

STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMNS AND LINKAGE
TILT STEERING COLUMN 8 - 5 3
Figure 8-74—Removing 12-Sided Nut,
Inner Race and Lockplate
CAUTION: On column shift auto-
matic transmission cars use care
not to damage shift indicator
pointer.
b. Installation
1. Install mast jacket reverse of
removal procedures.
2. Check neutral s a f e t y switch
and direction signal switch ad-
justment and adjust if necessary
(see Figure 8-87).
3. Check that pins on flexible
coupling protrude 1/16 to 1/8 inch
through upper portion of coupling
and that flat on coupling lines up
with flat on end of stub shaft.
Adjust coupling on stub shaft to
be 1/32 to 1/16 (see Figures
8-26 and 8-27).
8 - 2 4 DISASSEMBLY AND
REASSEMBLY OF TILT
STEERING COLUMN
a. Disassembly of Actuator,
Steering Shaft,
and Support
NOTE: The parts of the tilt
wheel mechanism may be re-
moved while the mast jacket as-
sembly is installed in the car. If
it is necessary to remove shift
tube, the jacket assembly must be
removed from car.
Reassembly will be facilitated if
during disassembly the parts are
laid out in the sequence that they
are removed.
1. Remove steering w h e e l (ref.
par. 8-5).
2. Remove direction signal switch
from mast jacket. Disconnect
control cable from switch.
3. Remove direction signal lever
and tilt wheel release lever.
4. Straighten locking tabs of lock-
plate (see Figure 8-74) and re-
move 12-sided nut, lockplate and
inner race seat from upper por-
tion of mast jacket.
HORN CONTACT RIN
^ \ . 1
UPPER
BEARING-
INNER RACE-
PLASTIC BEARING CAP-
Figure 8-76—Removing Inner Race
and Upper Bearing from Upper
Portion of Mast Jacket
5. Assemble two Slide Hammers
J-7004 to Remover J-21180 and
install inside cover as shown in
Figure 8-75. Hold edges of Re-
mover J-21180 against rim of
cover and evenly work cover off
of mast jacket.
6. Remove turn signal detent
spring and carefully pry out ac-
tuator yoke.
7. Pry up horn contact ring and
plastic bearing cap, and withdraw
horn contact ring wire as far as
necessary. Lift off inner race and
upper bearing (see Figure 8-76).
8. Reinstall tilt release lever
and position actuator assembly
at the extreme up position.
9. Unhook upper ends of tilt
springs by inserting a screw-
driver (or Installer J-21181) in
Figure 8-75—Removing Cover from
Mast Jacket
VIEW A
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TILT
y r SPRINGS
VIEWB
Figure 8-77—Removing Tilt Springs