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STEERING 9-9
STEERING GEAR-CHEVROLET, CHEVELLE,
CAMARO, AND CORVETTE (Fig. 12)
Removal
1. Remove retaining nuts, lock washers, and bolts at
steering coupling. (No bolts are used on Corvette.)
On Corvette, loosen clamp bolt and slide coupling
upper flange upward on steering shaft.
2. Remove pitman arm nut and washer from sector
shaft and mark relation of arm position to shaft.
3. Remove pitman arm with Tool J-6632 as shown in
Figure 2.
4. Chevelle only:
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a. Remove
stabilizer
b a r
to frame mounting
brackets.
b. Remove bolt, washer, and nut securing left front
bumper bracket and brace to frame. (See Section
14, Figure 3.) Scribe a mark around adjustment
washer for position reference, then loosen bolt
at adjustment washer location enough to release
washer from notches in bracket.
NOTE:
On Camaro models, use care not to bend
or fracture brake pipe when removing steering
gear.
5. Remove screws securing steering gear to frame and
remove gear from vehicle.
Installation
1. Place gear into position so that steering coupling
mounts properly to flanged end of steering shaft.
Secure gear to frame with washers and bolts. On
Corvette models, install gear with bolts, washers,
and nuts. Maintain coupling adjustment shown in
Figure 16.
2. Chevelle only:
a. Holding front bumper in place, loosely install
bolt, washer, and nut to secure bumper bracket
and brace to. frame.
b. Position .adjustment washer in notches of bumper
bracket' and align washer with mark made during
removal. Tighten mounting bolts.
c. Install stabilizer bar to frame mounting brackets.
Refer to torque specifications at rear of manual
for correct torque values.
3. Install pitman arm aligning marks made during re-
moval and secure with washer and retaining nut.
4. Secure steering coupling to flanged end of steering
column with lock washers, and nuts.
CHEVY II (Fig. 17)
Removal
1. Remove clamp nut and bolt from clamp securing
column to steering gear and loosen clamp.
2. Remove pitman arm retaining nut and washer. Scribe
mark on arm and shaft, and remove arm using Tool
J-6632.
3. Remove nuts, washers, and bolts securing steering
gear to frame and remove gear from vehicle.
Installation
NOTE:
Steering assembly alignment must be
checked each time a steering gear is installed.
Proceed with steering alignment and gear in-
stallation as outlined below.
STEERING COLUMN
NUT
STEERING GEAR
CLAMP
BOLT
Fig. 17—Steering Column to Steering Gear—Chevy II
1. Support steering gear in position and loosely install
bolts, washers, and nuts.
2. Slide steering gear to steering shaft clamp into po-
sition and install clamp bolt and nut. Tighten nut
securely; refer to torque specifications at rear of
manual for correct torque value.
3. Disconnect transmission control linkage, if
so
equipped, from lower column shift tube levers.
4. Remove screws attaching upper and lower mast
jacket covers together and remove lower cover
(fig. 18).
5. Loosen collar, clamp, retainer, and seal at toe plate.
6. Loosen screws and bolts securing instrument panel
column mounting bracket to underside of instrument
panel. Remove two forward bracket mounting bolts
and remove wedge shims.
7. Tighten the forward upper steering gear mounting
bolt to 5 lb. ft., so that the forward upper boss is
contacting the frame.
8. Determine the gap at the rear mounting bolt area and
shim as required.
9. Tighten rear (closest to driver's seat) bracket
mounting bolt to 5 lb. ft.
10. Holding wedge shims in correct position install and
tighten remaining bracket mounting bolts and screws;
refer to torque specifications at rear of manual for
correct torque values.
11. Tighten rear (closest to driver's seat) bracket
m o u n t i n g bolt to t o r q u e valve specified in
specifications.
12. Tighten all steering gear mounting bolts and nuts to
torque values specified in specifications.
13. Install mast jacket lower cover.
14. Tighten seal, retainer, clamp, and collar at toe
plate.
15. Connect transmission control linkage at lower shift
levers. Adjust linkage as outlined in Section 7.
Adjust back-up/neutral start switch as outlined in
Section 12.
16. Install pitman arm at aligning marks made during
removal, and install arm retaining washer and nut.
CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL
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