Preliminary Operations Before Steering Gear Adjustments; Steering Gear Adjustments Manual Steering Gear; Through Center 2B; Steering Gear Adjustments Power Steering - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

STEERING
SERVICE INFORMATION
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Preliminary Operations Before
Steering Gear Adjustments
Often ctln ditions 5!' cit as hard or Ittos 5 stse r ihg
road shock. vthrc, t ion and the like are not due to
the steering gear, but to udicr related factors, such
as *wiieel balance, tire pressure, shock absorbers,
front ond alignment, etc Thcroiore before any ad
juatment of the steering gear is made theae related
factors siruld be chockid and adjusted if necessary
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Other rae ears
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the ow or Steering as sa mhl
which will aifsct the operation of this unit are: lm
proper oil level drivebclttetisit,ndirtttr sludge in
reservoir, tol leakage ar gaskets or fittings. These
conditions are discuasod in tile following notes and
.shoold also be checked hefo re any odjoat:flent of the
steering gear is made.
2 Steering Gear Adjustments
Manual Steering Gear
The recirculating ball type steering gear Itas
two adjustments:
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I ttc! worm hearing adjuatnient and
the pitman shae: end-pla adjustment
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Womi Berin Adjustment Off Center
1. Disconnect steoring connecting rod at pitlnan
arm.
2. Check nlignment of steering tui as foilctws
a.
!oosen three mounting screws holding steer
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ing gear to frame side bar.
Trgh:an front screw only.
c. Check apace between gear housing and frame
aide ha r
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and ins tall proper thickness shims to fill
gap at two rear mounting screws, Pig
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7-6 If there is
no space at the rear, loosen die front screw and
Lighten two rear mounting screws. Cheek space at
front of gear, sod mU spacers to filL gap at this
point. if shims are required in the gear hoosing
alignment adjustnicnt, ntt'sd ahave, the, straight
ahead pasition of the front wheels.
itt
relation to
the steering gear high spot ,sitinn
and toe -in,
should he rechecked.
d. Tighten three mounting Screws
tO
40-45 ft.
lhs. torque.
3. Turn steering wheel to either crop, then check
pull required to flirt, steering wheel hack to 90°
from
the straight ahesad 1xtsition, using Spring
Scae,
Tool No. 4 -944 -A, This off-center
pub
should he twesn land 1-1/4 onds.
NOTE: in order to avoid damage to hail
mec.etism, do not torn steering wheel hard a
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gsinst stops.
4. Loosen locknut, caitig a 2-i /2 open end
wrench, tnd torn worm bearing adjustment screw
as reqoirci
5. Tighten lock nun, when adjustment is correct,
-and recheck as descrihl in Step
b. Pitman ShaFt End-Play Adiuiti,,.nr
Throegh Center
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Turn steering
wheel aistot
900 each way
through center
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The
pull
through center should be
between
1-1/1
and 2 tonth. New cars driven 105
than 1 Cliii I m Ie,s require a poll of not less than 2
poonds nor more than
1-i
/2 pounds.
2
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lajo Sen it}c k nut and ci: rn pltman sha ft adjusting
aerc-w clockwise :o inercasa the pa11 thrnagh center
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counter- clockwise to decrease tice poll through
center.
3. Tighten incR nut witco adjustment is correct,
and recheck pull through center.
4. Reassemble steering cctnnec:tng rod- 'i'i:e end
nut at the pitittaji arm bail end mttsr be turned up
tight and hacked off 1/2 to 5/S turn
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3 Steering Gear Adjustments
Power Steering Gear
a. 0ff-Center Prelood Check
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Disconnect drag 101 at pitinan arm.
2, Check alignment of steering shaft Ca outlinud
in None Ia and add shitite cc necessary.
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