Removing Upper Bearing Housing; Removing Or Installing Rack And Lock Bolt; Removing Or Installing Thrust Cup; Removing Or Installing Rack Load Spring - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

9-12 1969
PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
Fig. 9-17 Removing Upper Bearing Housing
6. Remove lock cylinder if it needs to be serviced (see
LOCK CYLINDER - REMOVE, step 3).
NOTE: Lock cylinder does not have to be removed to
remove upper bearing housing.
7. Remove buzzer switch if it needs to be serviced (see
BUZZER SWITCH
-
REMOVE, step 3).
NOTE: Buzzer switch does not have to be removed to
remove upper bearing housing.
8. To remove any further parts from the upper end, the
ignition switch should be removed. Remove the two
attaching screws and the switch.
9. Drive out upper shift lever pivot pin and remove
upper shift lever.
10. Remove the four screws attaching the upper
bearing housing to the jacket. Remove the upper
housing assembly (Fig. 9- 17).
11. Remove thrust cup if still attached to housing (Fig.
9-18).
Fig.
9-19
Removing or Installing Rack and Lock Bolt
12. Remove the rack and lock bolt (Fig. 9-19).
13. Remove the rack load spring (Fig. 9-20).
14. Remove the shift gate (Fig. 9-21).
15. Remove the sector through the lock cylinder hole
by pushing firmly on the block tooth of the sector with
a blunt punch (Fig. 9-22).
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16. Remove shift bowl and shroud from the jacket.
DISASSEMBLE LOWER END
Steering wheel, cover, lock plate snap ring, spring
cancelling cam and flat washer must be removed prior to
disassembly of the lower end. Follow instructions in steps
4 and 5 above.
1. Pull steering shaft assembly from bottom of column.
.
2.
Remove the two screws attaching the back-up light
or neutral-start switch and remove switch (Fig. 9-23).
3. Remove bearing adapter retaining clip (Fig. 9-24).
Fig. 9-18 Removing or Installing Thrust Cup Fig. 9-20 Removing or Installing Rack Load Spring