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7-8
BEARING REPLACEMENT
STEERING
GEAR AND TIE RODS
(240)
has a small location
notch, t
he flexible
wheel
has a small drilled location
hole near
the center
and in line with the lower spoke, and the solid
spoke wheel has a location mark on the under-
side of the lower spoke. These location marks
on shaft and wheel must be in line when wheel
is
installed.
See figur e
7-10.
Figure 7-1 O-Location Marks on Steering Shaft and Flexible
Steering Wheel
With wheel
installed,
install lockwasher and
st eer ing wh
eel
nut, tighten nut
securely,
then
bend one
tab of lockwa
sh er
up against a flat on
nut . Install horn button
oper at ing wheel and
monogram
a
nd bezel
assembl y,
on
flexible steer-
ing wh
eel. The
crest must
be
right sid
e
up with
wheel in
str aight-ahead position.
Connect wire
to horn cable connect or on steering column,
then
adjust
timing of direction signal switch
earn as
described
in paragraph 10-63.
7 -7 REPLACEMENT OF BEARINGS IN
SIGNAL SWITCH HOUSING
a
.
Replacement of Transmission Control
Shaft Upper Bearing
1.
Disco
nnect
direct ion
signal switch wires
from
termi nals on
instrument
panel.
2. Remove steering
whe
el (pa r. 7-6)
.
Remove
steering
shaft upp er bea ring
spri ng
a
nd spri ng
seat.
3. Remove
sign al switc h
housing from
steer-
ing
colum n
jacket,
pulling
switch wires up fa
r
enoug h
to
permit working
on
underside
of
switch
housing.
4. Pry
out old
cont rol
sh
aft
bearing,
which
will allow the
control lever
hou
sing
thrust
wash
er,
plain
washer
and spr ing
washer
to
be
removed for inspection. Replace
thrust or
spring
washer if
worn.
S.
Support
t
he signal
switch
housing on a
SW
ITCH
HOUSING
BOARD
~
-
Figure 7-11 -Installing Control Shaft Bearing In Signal
Switch Housing
board held on the knees while installing the
spring washer, plain washer, and thrust washer
in the order named. Drive the new control shaft
bearing into housing, using
Replacer
J
1585.
See figure 7-11. CAUTION: Use care to
avoid
scoring this fabric
bearing ,
which would cause
hard shifting of
gears.
6.
Install signal switch housing on column
jacket,
connect
signal switch wires to terminals
on instrument panel, install spring seat and
spring, and install steering wheel according to
location
marks
(par.
7-6).
b. Replacement of Steering Shaft Bearing
1. Disconnect signal swit ch wires
from
ter-
minals on instrument panel.
2. Remove st eer ing wh
eel
(par. 7-6). Remove
steer ing sh
aft upper
bea ring spr ing and sprin g
seat
.
3.
Rem
ove
signa l switch
housing
f
r om
st eer-
ing column jacket, pulling swit ch wir es up far
enough
to
permit working on underside of
switch
housing.
4.
Drive old st eeri ng shaft
bearing fr om
switch hou
sing,
then drive new
bear ing into
housing while suppor t ing the
housing on
a
board held on the
knees.
Drive
only
against
oute r
race
of bea r ing. NOTE
:
Bearing can also
be installed afie»
installation
of
switch hou
sing
on colum n
jacket, if pre
ferred.
5.
In
stall
sign al switch housing on column
jacket ,
conn ect
signal
switch
wires
to
terminals
on inst r ument panel, install spr ing seat and
spring, a
nd
install steering wheel
according
to
locat ion
ma rks
(par.
7-6) .
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