Chevrolet 1977 light duty truck Service Manual page 255

Transm ission - Disconnect
transmission indicator) at the instrum ent panel.
Tilt C olum n with
Disconnect the single wire at the fuse block and
unclip it from the parking brake bracket.
8. Remove the cap screws from the column support
bracket at the dash panel.
9. Carefully lower and then withdraw the column
assembly, rotating so that the shift levers clear the toe
p an opening.
Standard Colum n (Fig. 3 B -9 0)
Disassembly
N O TE: For floor shift transmission models, omit
Steps 4, 14, 15 and 16.
1. Remove the steering wheel nut and lock washer
and then slide the steering shaft assembly from the lower
end o f the column.
2. G Models - Remove the lower bearing preload
spring and clam p from the steering shaft.
P Models - Remove the lower bearing preload
spring and clamp.
3. Remove the back-up lamp switch.
4. Drive out the shift lever pivot pin and remove
the shift lever.
5. Remove the directional signal cancelling cam.
Remove the directional signal switch lever.
6. Remove the column wiring harness cover.
7. Remove the directional signal switch screws.
Fig. 3B-89--Steering Column InstaIlation-G Series
the conductor tube (for
A u to m a tic T ra nsm issio n
CLUTCH A N D BRAKE
8. Rotate the directional signal switch housing
counterclockwise and
- column.
NOTE: The housing and switch cannot be fully
removed from the column until the shift lever
housing is removed.
9. Remove the plastic thrust washer assembly and
then remove the shift
housing) from the column.
10. Separate the directional signal switch, switch
control support assembly, directional signal housing and
shift lever housing (or housing extension) assemblies.
11. Press the steering shaft upper bearing out o f
the switch contact support.
12. Remove the shift lever housing (or extension
housing) seat and bushing from the upper end of the
column.
13. Remove the bolt and screws from the adjusting
ring clamp and remove the clamp, adjusting ring and
lower bearing. Press the lower bearing out of the
adjusting ring.
14. 3-Speed Columns - Remove lst-reverse shift
lever and lever spacer.
Automatic Columns - Remove the selector plate
clamping ring screws (3).
15. Place the
supporting it with two pieces of wood. Place a block o f
wood on the upper end o f the shift tube. Press down on
PEDAL SUPPORT
PROTR U SIO N
EX SLOT
V IE W A
remove the housing from
lever housing (or extension
column u p rig h t on the
the
floor,