Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 79

PART 3-3
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M a n u a l Steering
pivot cover and install the three at- 10. Install the steering column in
taching screws. the vehicle.
3 REMOVAL A N D INSTALLATION
HOISTING
INSTRUCTIONS
Damage to suspension and/or
steering linkage components may oc-
cur if care is not exercised when po-
sitioning the hoist adapters of 2 post
hoists prior to lifting the vehicle.
I f a 2 post hoist is used to lift the
vehicle, place the adapters under the
front suspension lower arms. Do not
allow the adapters to contact the
steering linkage.
STEERING GEAR
ALL MODELS WlTH
200
C I D
ENGINE
Removal
1. Remove the bolt that secures
the flex coupling to the steering shaft.
2. Remove the nut and lock wash-
er that secures the Pitman arm to the
sector shaft. Remove the Pitman arm
as shown in Fig. 16.
3. Remove the two fuel line-to-
chassis retaining clips and position
the fuel line out of the way.
4. Remove the steering gear at-
taching bolts and remove the gear.
Installation
1. Position the steering gear and
flex coupling in place; then, install and
torque the three steering gear attaching
bolts to specification (Part 3-6).
2.
Secure the fuel line to the chas-
sis with the two retaining clips and
bolts.
3. Position the Pitman arm and
the sector shaft and install the attach-
ing nut and lock washer. Torque the
nut to specification.
4. Install and connect the flex
coupling attaching nut and torque it to
specification (Part 3-6).
ALL MODELS WlTH
289
C I D ENGINE
Removal
1.
Open the hood and remove the
bolt and nut that secures the flex coup-
ling to the steering shaft.
2. Remove the Pitman arm attach-
ing nut and washer. Remove the Pitman
arm from the sector shaft with Tool
T64P-3590-F (Fig. 16).
3. Remove the two bolts that at-
tach the engine left front mount to the
block.
4.
Raise the engine approximately
I/2 inch off the mount and block it in
this position.
5. Remove three steering gear at-
taching bolts and remove the steering
gear.
lnstallation
1. Position the steering gear to the
frame side rail and the flex coupling
to the steering shaft and install the
three steering gear attaching bolts. Tor-
que the bolts to specification (Part 3-6).
2. Remove the support from the
engine mount and lower the engine.
Install and torque the engine support
attaching bolts to specification.
3. Position the Pitman arm to the
sector shaft and install the washer and
attaching nut. Torque the nut to speci-
fication (Part 3-6).
4. Lower the vehicle and install
the flex coupling to steering shaft at-
taching bolt and nut.
5. Torque the bolt to specification
(Part 3-6).
6. Fill the steering gear with the
specified lubricant to-the correct level
(Part 3-1).
ALL MODELS WlTH 390
O R
427
C I D ENGINE
Removal
1.
Remove the two bolts that se-
cure the flex coupling to the steering
shaft and to the steering gear.
2. Remove the power cylinder
bracket-to-chassis attaching bolts.
3. Remove the Pitman arm attach-
ing nut and lock washer. Remove the
Pitman arm from the sector shaft with
Tool T64P-3590-F (Fig. 16).
4. Disconnect the muffler inlet
pipes from the exhaust manifolds and
lower the pipes.
5. Remove the three steering gear
attaching bolts. Lower gear enough to
slide the flex coupling off the gear in-
put shaft, then, remove the gear.
lnstallation
1.
Center the steering gear and .the
11. Install the steering wheel
and crash pad.
steering wheel spoke.
2. Raise the steering gear free of
obstructions, then slide the flex coup-
ling onto the input shaft. Engage the
flex coupling with the steering shaft
and install and torque the three steer-
ing gear attaching bolts to specifica-
tions (Part 3-6).
3. Position new gaskets on the in-
take manifolds then secure the pipes to
the flanges.
4. Make certain that the wheels
are in the straight ahead position, then
place the Pitman arm on the sector
shaft. Install the attaching nut and lock
washer. Tighten the nut to specifica-
tion.
5. Position the power cylinder
bracket and install and torque the at-
taching bolts to specification.
6. Install the two flex coupling at-
taching bolts and torque them to spec-
ification.
STEERING COLUMN
REPLACEMENT
REMOVAL
I. Disconnect the negative cable
from the battery.
2. Remove the bolt that attaches
the flexible coupling to the steering
shaft.
3. Disconnect the shift rod(s) from
the lever(s) at the lower end of the
column. This applies to column shift
models, only.
4. Remove the screws that attach
the steering column tube flange to the
dash panel (Fig. 10) and to the tube.
5. Working from the underside of
the instrument panel disconnect the
steering column tilt-control cable from
the vacuum motor and mounting brack-
et (Fig. 9). This applies only to a tilt-
away column.
6.
Disconnect the turn signal
switch, and emergency flasher wires a t
the connectors. I f working on a model
equipped with an automat~c transmiss-
ion with a column shift, B~sconnect the
wires from the neutral start switch.
7.
While supporting the steering
column, remove the nuts and bolts
that attach the column to the instru-
ment panel (Fig. 10). Lift the column
from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the column in the veh-