GMC 1982 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 251

6. Place the pitman shaft in the steering gear such that the
center tooth of the pitman shaft sector enters the center
tooth space of the ball nut.
7. Fill the steering gear housing with Steering G ear
Lubricant meeting G M Specification G M 467 3M (or
equivalent).
8. Install a new side cover gasket onto the gear housing.
9. Install the side cover onto the lash adjuster screw by
reaching through the threaded hole in the side cover
with a small screwdriver and turning the lash adjuster
screw counter- clockwise until it bottoms and turns
back in 1/4 turn.
MANUAL STEERING GEAR
10. Install the side cover bolts and torque to specifications.
11. Install the lash adjuster screw locknut, perform steerin
gear adjustment and install the pitman arm as outllined
under " Maintenance and Adjustments ".
On K series install the gear into the vehicle using
previously outlined procedure.
SPECIFICATIO NS A N D SPECIAL TOOLS
Refer to Specifications and Special Tools at end of
Section 3B4.
3B2-7