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1 . Splined shaft
2 . Dust Boot
3 . Retainer Strap
(Not Shown)
1
LOWER STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY
3
ALIGNMENT MARKS
(MARK PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY]
4 . "CV" Joint
Assembly
5 . Nut
6 . Cotter Pin
SPLINED SHAFT COMPONENTS
7 . Flange
B . Screw
9 . Lock Washer
10 . Yoke-Universal Joint
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NOTE :
Whenever
steering
shaft
is
disassembled, it is mandatory that exposed
spline
areas
be
protected
from
nicks,
scratches, and contamination until shaft is
reassembled .
CONSTANT
VELOCITY
(CV)
JOINT
DIS-
ASSEMBLY
1. Remove retainer strap holding dust boot
to CV joint assembly .
Slip boot off of CV
joint .
2 . Remove
locks
(lock tab washers) on
companion flange .
MARK RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
COMPANION
FLANGE
AND
SPLINED SLIP SHAFT (if not already marked) .
Then remove 6 bolts attaching flange to CV
joint assembly (figure 1) .
3 . Remove cotter pin and large nut from
splined shaft, then remove CV joint assembly
from shaft .
NOTE:
The CV joint is not to be repaired .
It must be replaced as a new unit only.
YOKE
DISASSEMBLY
(CROSS-TYPE
UNIVERSAL JOINT)
1. With
steering
shaft
removed
from
Figure 1-Lower Steering Shaft (Disassembled)
STEERING 9-3
vehicle, remove the snap rings from universal
bearings. Discard snap rings.
2 . Support yoke in arbor press (clamp yoke
end) and
drive one side of bearing
until
opposite bearing comes out of yoke .
Use of
soft drift and hammer may aid in bearing
removal .
3 . Turn
yoke
over
and
drive
out
the
opposite bearing .
Remove the remaining two
bearings the same way.
Note position of
grease fitting for reassembly.
4 . Remove journal cross.
ASSEMBLY
CV UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLY
1 . Install new CV joint assembly on splined
shaft .
CAUTION: When tightening large nut
to retain CV joint, do not hold splined
shaft in coated area as damage to this
surface may result .
CAUTION: See "CAUTION" on page 1
of this section.
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