Plymouth Valiant V-100 1965 Service – Technical Manual page 432

STEERING
19-7
U,PRESS
RAM
STEERING
INSTALLER HOUSING
BEARING CUP-
Fig. 1 5 4 n s t a l l i n g the Worm Shaft
lower
Bearing Cup-ARI, ART, A V I
and
AV2
Models
press them in place with Tool C-3865 (Figs. 15, 16 and
17).
(22) Install the wormshaft oil seal by positioning
the seal in the wormshaft adjuster with the lip of
seal up. Drive the seal into place with a suitable sleeve
so it
is slightly below the end of the bore in the ad-
juster.
(23) Apply a coating of steering gear lubricant to
all moving parts during assembly, also place lubricant
on and around oil seal lips.
(24) Clamp the holding fixture and housing in a vise
with the bearing adjuster opening upward.
(25) Place a thrust bearing in the lower cup in the
housing.
(26) Hold the ball nut from turning (Fig. 9 ) , and in-
sert the wormshaft and ball nut assembly into the
housing with the end of the worm resting in the thrust
bearing.
(27) Place the upper thrust bearing on the worm-
shaft.
A I
Fig. 1 6--lnstalling the Worm Shaft
Lower Bearing Cup-API and AP2 Models
BEAR
INS
11
WORMSHAFT
\
*
62x470
Fig. 1 7 4 n r t a l l i n g the Worm Shaft
Upper Bearing Cup
Thoroughly lubricate the threads on the adjuster
and the threads
on
the housing.
(28) Place a protective sleeve of plastic tape over
the wormshaft splines
so
that the splines do
not
dam-
age the seal and slide the adjuster assembly over the
shaft.
(29) Thread the adjuster into the steering hous-
ing, and with Tool wrench (2-3884 and splined nut set,
tighten the adjuster
to
50 foot-pounds while rotating
the wormshaft. This is done to effectively seat the
bearings.
(30) Loosen the adjuster so no bearing pre-load ex-
ists. Then, using torque wrench Tool C-3380, adjust
the wormshaft bearing preload from 1% to 4 3 4 2 inch-
pounds.
(31) After adjusting the preload, tighten the bear-
ing adjuster lock nut, and then retest to be sure the
preload remains between 1% and 4 % ' inch-pounds.
(32) Before installing the cross shaft, pack the
wormshaft cavities in the housing above and below
the ball nut with steering gear lubricant. Use steering
gear lubricant whenever possible, but if not available,
a good grade of multi-purpose lubricant may be used.
Do not use gear oil. When the gear is properly
packed with steering gear lubricant it will contain
eleven fluid ounces of lubricant, and the level of the
lubricant will be at the top of the worm.
(33) Slide the cross shaft adjusting screw and shim
into the slot in the end of the shaft.
(34) Test the end clearance (Fig. 1 8 ) . The screw