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STEERING GEAR AND TIE RODS
REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY
7-9
7-8 REMOVAL OF STEERING GEAR
ASSEMBLY
1. Disconnect the pitman arm from the steer-
ing tie rod by unscrewing tie rod plug until
bearings will release the ball stud.
2. On Series 70 only
,
remove air cleaner as-
sembly. Disconnect fuel and vacuum pipes from
carburetor and carefully move them out of the
way.
. .
3. Remove windshield washer and bracket, if
installed on car.
4. Disconnect transmission selector rod from
selector control lever and unhook anti-rattle
spring. Disconnect upper shift rod from control
shaft lower lever. Disconnect clutch linkage
anti-rattle spring from the shift idler lever pin.
5. Disconnect wires from horn cable con-
nector, back up light switch, and neutral safety
switch. (Dynaflow cars only.) Pull speedometer
cable from clip and then remove horn cable con-
nector from column jacket to avoid damage
during removal of gear assembly.
6. Disconnect one end of cross brace at cut-
out in cowl and swing brace to one side
.
7. Remove dash insulator retainer and steer-
ing column pad. Pull back the floor mat and re-
move pedal plate attached to toe panel.
8. Remove steering wheel (par. 7-6) and the
upper bearing spring and spring seat. Remove
gear shift control lever and signal switch con-
trol lever. Remove front seat cushion.
9. Disconnect direction signal switch wires
from terminals on instrument panel.
10. Remove steering column bracket. On 1949
models remove the steering column to instru-
ment panel grommet.
11. Remove the steering gear to frame bolts
and clamps and
carefully
support the steering
Figure 7-12-Removing Pitman Arm w
ith
Puller J 1596
column to avoid damaging column jacket. Move
gear assembly to rear as far as possible, turn
assembly over so that pitman arm is uppermost,
then lift forward end up between engine and
fender and move forward to remove gear as-
sembly from car. It is advisable to have a helper
guide the column jacket and signal switch
housing through the cutout in cowl panel to
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avoid damaging the finish of these parts.
7-9 DISASSEMBLY, CLEANING AND
INSPECTION OF STEERING GEAR
a. Disassembly of Steering Gear
1. Remove nut, lock washer, and pitman arm
using Puller J 1596 to remove pitman arm; the
gear assembly will be damaged if arm is driven
or pried off pitman shaft. See figure 7-12.
2. Remove direction signal switch housing
from column jacket and leave hanging by
wiring. Remove control lever housing shield,
STEERING GEAR
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-Steering
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