Steering - Datsun 1000 Workshop Manual

STEERING
S
E FIC TlONS
Type
Recirculating
ball
nut ard
worm
15
0 1 Ratio
Preload
adjustment
Steering
worm
shaft
Sector shaft end
tltrust
Steel shims
Steel
sh and
screw
Shim
thickness
Five sizes for
worm
shaft
0
05
0 20
mm
0 002
0 008
in
1 5 15
1655mm
0 059
0
065
in
0 05 0 10
mm
0
002
0
004
in
0 05
mm
o
ooi
in
Four sizes for
sector shaft
Collapsible
steering
column
bush
Sector
shaft end
play
Stee
ing
wheel
turning
torque
minus
sectQr shaft 5 0
kg
cm
69
injoz
Ball nut
balls
N
umber
Size
new
38
5
556
mm
0 218 in
0 23 litre
0 4 05
Imp pts
0 4 86
USpts
SAE 90
EP
Oil
capacity
Oil grade
TORgUE
WRENCH SEITINGS
Column
flange fixing
bolts 2 8
kg
m
20 ftjlb
5
0 kg
m
36 ft lb
14
0 kg
m
101
ft lb
6 3 kg
m
45
ft lb
2
6
kg
m
I9
ft lb
2
6
kg in
19 ft lb
3 5
kg
m
25 ft
lb
Ball stud nut
Sect9f shaft
to
pitman arm
nut
Idler
arm
nut
Gear
housing fixing bolls
Idler
arm
fixing
bolts
Steering
wheel lock
nut
I
DES RIPTION
The
steering
gear is the
worm
and
re
circulati g ball
type
The
steering shaft
at the
worm
end
operates
in
two
ball
thrust bearin
and
at
the
steering
wheel end in
a
plastic
bush
The
sector
shaft operates
in
bronze bushes and has
an
oil seal
at
its
lqwer
end
A three toothed
sector
on
the
upper
end of the sector
shaft engage
a
sector
on
the side
of the
ball
nut
There
are
60 steel balls in the
ball
nut
5
556
mm
0
218 in in
dial1
eter
The
steqing
worm
shaft bearing
adjustment
is
controlled
by
shims between
the steering box and
the
s
eering
column flange
Sector shaft end thrust is
controlled by
an
adjusting
screw
and
lock
nut
in the
top
cover
d attached
to a
recessed slot in the upper end
of the sector shaft
The steering gear
li
kage omprises
a
steeriI1g
connecting
rod connected
by a
ball
join at
o e
end to the
steering
gear
pitman
arm
and at the other end
to
the idler
arm
which
in
turn pivots on a
bracket attached
to
the
underbody
frame
An
adjustable
tie rod
on
either side
of the
steering
linkage
is attached
by
ball
joints
at its inner
end
to
the
connecting
ro
and
at
its
outee
end
to
the steering
arm
attached
to
the brake
backing plate
These tie
rods
are a
means
for setting the alignment
for
the
front wheels
toe
in
and
must
both be the
same
length to
maintain the
steering
box
on
centre
whefl
the front wheels
are
in
straight
ahead position
TO
REMOVE Column
Gear
Change
l
STEERING
GEAR
ASSEMIILY
1
Disconnect
the
lead
at the
positive
terminal of
the
battery
2
Unscrew the two
horn
ring
emblem
retaining
screws
and lift
off the horn
ring
3 Remove the
steering
wheel
retaining
nut
and
withdraw the
steering
wheel
4
Remove the
column shell
retaining
bolts and shell
oosen
the trafficator clamp screws
disc
nnect
e
electrical
plug
arid slide the trafficator switch
off
the
steering column
complete
with the
column shell
cover
5 Remove the two
bolts connecting the steering
column
to
the
facia
6
Remove the dust
cover screws conne
tjng
thC
cover
to
the floor
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