Installing Steering Shaft To Flexible Coupling - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

STEERING 9-7
Slots Flatten Disc
Extend Pins Equally
Fig.
9-12
Installing Steering Shaft To Flexible
Coupling
a
4. a. Pontiac
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Attach right (inboard) cover plate to
6. a. Pontiac - Loosen two right (inboard) cover plate
dash panel with two cover plate screws while holding
screws from dash panel to allow steering column to
plate against dash panel and holding jacket clamp take its normal position as determined by flexible
lightly against the jacket. coupling and instrument panel attachment.
b. Tempest and Grand Prix
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Position left (outboard) b. Tempest and Grand Prix
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Hold right (inboard)
cover plate to dash panel and start screw through
cover plate tightly against dash panel and secure to left
bottom hole in cover. (outboard) cover plate with two clamp screws and
tighten to 40 Ib. in. torque.
c. Firebird - Attach upper and lower cover plates to
dash panel with cover plate screws. Install cover plate
CAUTION: Do not permit rolled section of the seal to
screws finger-tight. reverse itself.
CAUTION: Do not permit rolled section of the seal to c. Firebird
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Tighten all cover plate screws to 40 lb.
in
reverse itself: torque.
5. a. Pontiac - Hold left (outboard) cover plate tightly 7. a. Pontiac - Retighten two right (inboard) cover
against dash panel and secure to right (inboard) cover
plate screws. Add remaining cover plate screws to
plate with two clamp screws tightening to 40 lb. in cover plates tightening them to 40 Ib. in. torque.
torque.
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b. Tempest and Grand Prix
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Attach right (inboard)
CAUTION: Do not permit the rolled section of the seal
cover plate to dash panel with two cover plate screws
to reverse itself.
and tighten to 40 Ib. in. torque.
b. Tempest and Grand Prix - Install second cover plate
screw in upper slotted hole and tighten to 40 lb. in
torque, thereby locating cover plates properly. Tighten
previously installed bottom hole screw to 40 Ib. in.
torque. Install third screw in left (outboard) cover plate
and tighten to 40 lb. in. torque.
c. Firebird - Push upper and lower cover plates against
dash to compress dash seal and tighten the two clamp
screws to 40 lb. in. torque.
8. On Tempest and Grand Prix, tighten two nuts
attaching mounting bracket to instrument panel.
Torque nuts to 20 lb. ft. torque..
CA UTION: Do not over-torque nuts because correct
torque is necessary to insure breakaway action of the
bracket and capsules in event of a collision.
9. Install shift indicator and nut to shift bowl
an
Pontiac.