Plymouth Valiant V-100 1965 Service – Technical Manual page 510

21-52 TRANSMISSION-TORQUEFLITE
?-HOUSING SUPPORT
NK305
Fig. 1 O-Removing or Installing Gearshift lever
CAUTION: As the column assembly i s removed up
through the opening,
be
very careful not to kink
the cables or damage the back-up light switch.
Disassembly
(1) Remove the snap ring from upper end of the
steering shaft
(Fig. 5).
(2)
Tap the steering shaft downward through the
upper column bearing, then remove the shaft and low-
er
bearing from the column.
(3)
AR-1, AR-2, AV-1, AV-2 Models:
Remove the
back-up lamp switch (Fig. 6 ) . Lift the washer off the
switch operating lever, then unsnap the lever from the
gearshift tube.
AP-1, AP-2 Models:
Remove the back-up lamp switch
(Fig. 7). Loosen the locking nut on the operating le-
ver, then slide the lever out of the groove on the gear-
DETENT PAWL
CABLE BRACKET
\
/
S P R F LEVER
*
NK307
Fig. 12-Removing or Installing Tapered lock Bolt
shift tube.
(4)
Remove plate and seal washer from the sprag
lever pivot at lower end of the column (Fig. 8). Re-
move the cable lock plate retaining nut and washers.
(5)
Place the gearshift lever in the "low" position,
carefully work the seal (boot) upward and remove the
hair pin locks securing cables to their operating le-
vers (Fig. 9). Remove the cable assemblies, then slide
the seal upward on the column jacket.
(6) Support the gearshift housing on a small socket,
drive out the roll pin and remove the gearshift lever
(Fig. 10).
(7) Remove the pawl spring (Fig. 11). Remove three
J
ATE
HOUSING
1
I .
NK306
Fig. 11-Lower End of Column-Assembled View
I
'(4)
NK297
Fig. 13-Disassembling
or
Assembling Upper
End of Column IAR-1, AR-2, AV-1
,
AV-2 Models)