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STEERING 9-16
new upper shift lever spring into bowl pocket. Be
sure spring is seated in bowl pocket. Install bowl
washer (fig. 30).
12. Insert the upper bearing housing assembly and the
turn signal switch assembly into the cover, feeding
the signal switch wires through the back of the
cover.
13. Align the signal switch and bearing housing holes
with the holes in the cover. Install three mounting
screws through the holes.
14. Slide three springs onto screw ends at rear of cover
and place lockplate in position over screws and
springs. Turn screws three turns into lockplate.
15. Feed switch wire through the shift lever bowl and
place upper end assembly on top of bowl.
16. Place the shift lever bowl and signal switch cover
assembly on top of jacket, aligning the tangs on the
I.D. of the lockplate with the slots in the top of the
jacket. Shift tube key should align in bowl keyway as
bowl is pushed on
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17. Lock upper end assembly into position by pushing
down on the cover assembly and rotating assembly
fully clockwise. Tangs of lock plate must engage
slots in jacket.
18. Tighten three turn signal switch mounting screws in
a gradual criss-cross sequence to avoid cocking the
lockplate.
19. Slide wave washer and thrust washer over steering
shaft and against upper bearing housing.
20. Start " C " retaining ring over steering shaft taper.
Complete installation of. retaining ring using snap
ring installer J-22659 as shown in Figure 28. Be
sure " C " retaining ring is completely seated into
steering shaft groove.
21. -Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure
with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.
22. Remove column from vise and pull wires flat against
jacket. Snap wire protector into place.
23. If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
jacket and secure with electricians or friction tape.
24. Slide cancelling cam and upper bearing preload
spring onto end of shaft.
Disassembly—Column Mounted Power glide Lever or
Floor Shift Column (Fig. 32)
NOTE:
In this procedure, automatic refers to a
column with a column mounted, Powerglide shift-
ing lever. Floor shift refers to a column taken
from a vehicle with conventional or Powerglide
floor shift controls.
1. Unsnap and remove wiring protector and wiring clip.
CAUTION:
Secure column in bench vise for
service one of two ways shown in Figure 26.
Clamping column in vise in any other manner
will damage the column. If support fixture
J^22573 is not used, frequently check position of
column in vise jaws to insure column is not
working free of jaws.
2. Clamp column in a bench vise as shown in Figure 26.
3. Slide upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam off end of shaft.
4. On automatic columns removed from Chevy II or
Camaro, remove screws securing dial retainer to
column and remove retainer and dial (fig. 33). Slide
Fig. 33—Powerglide Dial Indicator Assembly—Chevy II
and Camaro
indicator out of shift bowl and remove indicator. Re-
move cap and bulb from turn signal switch housing.
5. Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
move lever. Push hazard warning knob in; unscrew
and remove knob.
6. On automatic columns, drive'out shift control lever
retaining pin and remove shift lever.
7. Remove "C"
retaining ring from upper steering
shaft using snap ring remover Tool J-22569 (fig. 28).
8. Slide thrust washer and wave washer off upper steer-
ing shaft (fig. 28).
9. Loosen three turn signal switch mounting screws
until the switch cover can be rotated counterclock-
wise. It may be necessary to push on top of screws
to loosen the cover assembly.
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NOTE:
Do not remove the three turn signal
switch screws completely unless it is necessary
to replace the turn signal switch, lockplate, or
upper bearing housing and bearing.
10. Rotate turn signal switch cover counterclockwise
and pull cover off top of jacket (fig. 29).
11. If necessary, pry upper shift lever spring (fig. 30)
from bowl and discard spring.
12. Remove shift lever bowl from top of jacket.
13. If necessary to service components within the signal
switch cover, remove the three signal switch covers,
remove the three signal switch mounting screws
completely from engagement with the lockplate. Use
care to control three springs as screws are removed.
14. Remove turn signal switch and upper bearing housing
assembly from cover.
15. Carefully pull steering shaft assembly from bottom
of column.
16. Remove securing back-up lamp/neutral start switch
to column, if so equipped, and remove switch. Retain
these mounting nuts.
CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL
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