Chevrolet LIGHT DUTY TRUCK (SERIES 10-35) Service Manual page 269

3B4-34 STEERING COLUM NS
COLUMN INSTALLATION-MANDATORY
SEQUENCE
Mandatory Preliminary Instructions
1. Assemble lower dash cover (A) and upper dash cover
(B) to seal (C) with "C arrots" (part of seal).
2. A ttach bracket (D) to jacket and tighten four bolts
(E) to specified torque.
Mandatory Installation Sequence
1. Position colum n in body and position flange to rag
joint and install lock washers and nuts (F) (M ay be
tightened to specified torque at this time).
NOTICE:
Coupling (G) on m anual steering must be
installed prior to colum n installation.
2. Loosely assemble (2) capsules nuts (H) at the
instrum ent panel bracket (D).
3. Position lower clamp (J) and tighten attaching nuts
(K) to specified torque.
4. Tighten two nuts (H) at capsules to specified torque.
5. Install seal (C) and covers (A and B) to dash.
Fig. 3B 4-59~S teering W heel Removal-Typical
STEERING C O LU M N SERVICE FOR
G A N D P SERIES
STEERING WHEEL
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove horn button or shroud, receiving cup,
belleville spring and bushing and m ark steering wheel to
steering shaft relationship.
3. Remove snap ring, and steering shaft nut.
4. Use Tool J-2927 to remove wheel (Fig. 3B4-59).
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6. Install attaching screws (L) and tighten to specified
torque.
7. Tighten two nuts (F) at capsules to specified torque
if not already done.
8. Remove plastic spacers from flexible coupling pins.
9. Install transmission indicator cable on column
automatics.
10. Install the instrum ent panel trim cover.
11. Connect the transmission control linkage at the
shift tube levers.
12. Install the steering wheel as outlined previously in
this section.
13. Connect the battery ground cable.
M an d a to ry System R equirem ents
1. Pot joint operating angle must be 1 1/2° -j-
2. Flexible coupling must not be distorted greater than
+ .06 due to pot joint bottoming, in either direction.
Installation
CAUTION: See CAUTION on page 1 of
this section regarding
referred to in step 2.
Directional signal control assembly
must be in neutral
assembling steering wheel to prevent
damage to cancelling cam and control
assembly.
1. Place the steering wheel onto the steering shaft,
aligning the marks made at removal.
2. Position into place and secure to proper torque with
nut. Install snap ring.
3. Install horn button assembly.
4. Connect battery ground cable.
STEERING COUPLING (FLEXIBLE TYPE)
Removal (Fig. 3B4-60)
1. Remove the coupling to steering shaft flange bolt
nuts.
2. Remove the coupling clamp bolt.
NOTICE:
This is a special bolt and will require a 12
pt. socket or box wrench.
3. Remove the steering gear to frame bolts and lower
the steering gear far enough to remove the flexible coupling.
NOTICE:
It is not necessary to disconnect the pitman
arm from the pitman shaft.
4. Tap lightly on the flexible coupling with a soft mallet
to remove the coupling from the steering gear wormshaft.
4°.
the fastener
position when