Jeep J-10 Series 1982 Technical & Service Manual page 884

2J-26 STEERING COLUMNS
Fig. 2J-38 Lock Shoe Pin Removal
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LOWER SHAFT
BEND 90"
TO.SEPARATE
AJ67073
AJ70202
Fig. 2J-39 Steering Shaft Assembly
(40) Remove ignition switch.
(41) Remove lock rack and remote rod.
(42) Remove lower bearing retainer snap ring and
remove retainer, bearing, and adapter.
(43) Remove screws attaching support to shift bowl
and remove support. Use 1/4-inch, 12-point deep socket
to remove screws.
(44) Remove shift gate screws and remove shift gate
from support.
(45) Remove shift tube retaining ring and thrust
washer.
(46) Remove shift tube from column jacket using
Shift Tube Remover Tool J-23072 (fig. 2J-40).
(47) Remove retainer plate by rotating shift bowl
clockwise, sliding plate out of jacket notches, tipping it
down toward shift bowl hub at 12 o'clock position and
removing plate-bottom side first (fig. 2J-41).
(48) Remove wave washer and shift tube spring.
(49) Remove shift bowl from column jacket.
(50) Remove lower bearing retainer spring clip (fig.
2J-42).
(51) Remove lower bearing retainer and remove
lower bearing, and bearing adaptor assembly.
TOOL
J-23072
SHIFT
BOWL
Fig. 2J-40 Shift Tube Removal
SHIFT
BOWL
AJ70199
RETAINER
PLATE
AJ70200
Fig. 2J-41 Retainer Plate Removal
Column Assembly
(1) Coat all bearing and friction surfaces with
chassis grease.
(2) Mount shift bowl on column jacket.
(3) Install shift tube spring, wave washer, and re
tainer plate in shift bowl.
(4) Install shift tube through lower end of column
jacket and align tube spline with shift bowl keyway.
(5) Insert Installer Tools J-23073-2 and -4 in shift
tube (fig. 2J-43). Spring-loaded lower foot of tool must
engage shift tube inner shoulder and tool guide must be
seated in shift tube.
(6) Tighten tool spring tension nut to snug fit.