Chevrolet 1977 light duty truck Service Manual page 208

All of the preceding diagnosis information for automatic transmission will apply to the manual transmission. The following
information is supplied in addition to and specifically for manual transmission columns.
D R IV E R C AN LO C K S T E E R IN G IN
SEC O N D G E A R
Cause
A. Defective upper shift lever.
Defective shift lever gate.
B.
C. Loose relay lever on shift tube.
D. Use of upper shift lever prior to 1969 model year.
H IG H S H IF T E F F O R T
Cause
A. Column not aligned correctly in car.
Lower bowl bearing not assembled correctly.
B.
C. Improperly installed seal
D. Wave washer in lower bowl bearing defective.
E. Improper adjustment of lower shift levers.
F.
Lack of grease on seal, bearing areas or levers.
G. Damaged shift tube in bearing areas.
IM PR O PER T R A N S M IS S IO N S H IF T IN G
Cause
A. Loose relay lever on shift tube.
A ll o f the precedin g diagnosis w ill generally apply to tilt colum ns. T h e fo llo w in g is supplied in a d d ition to and
sp ecifically fo r tilt colum ns.
H O U S IN G S C R APPIN G ON BOWL
Cause
A. Bowl bent or not concentric with hub.
M A N U A L T R A N S M IS S IO N C O LU M N S
GENERAL INFORMATION
Solution
A. Replace shift lever.
B.
C. Replace shift tube assembly.
D. Replace with current lever.
Solution
A. Realign column.
B.
C. Remove and replace.
D. Replace wave washer.
E. Readjust (see Sec. 7).
F. Lubricate seal, levers and bearings.
G. Replace shift tube assembly.
Solution
A. Replace shift tube assembly.
T I L T C O L U M N S
GEN ERAL INFORMATION
Solution
A. Replace bowl.
Replace shift lever gate.
Reassemble correctly.