Steering Column Alignment; Steering Wheel Removal; Steering Wheel Installation - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

2J-10 STEERING COLUMNS
STEERING COLUMN ALIGNMENT
(1) Loosen all toe plate screws.
(2) Remove Instrument panel lower trim.
(3) Loosen column m o u n t i n g b r a c k e t - t o - i n -
strument-panel attaching bolts.
"(4) Pull steering column upward. Maintain upward
pressure and tighten i n s t r u m e n t panel-to-column
mounting bracket bolts to 20 foot-pounds (27 N*m)
torque.
(5) Install lower clamp bracket and tighten bolts to
20 foot-pounds (27 N*m) torque.
(6) Tighten toe plate screws to 10 foot-pounds (14
N®m) torque.
(7) Install instrument panel lower trim.
(8) On vehicles with automatic transmission, check
gearshift manual linkage for proper operation. Refer to
Chapter 2C—Automatic Transmission.
STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL
CJ Models
(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Place front wheels in straight ahead position.
(3) Remove horn button. On models with standard
steering wheel, rotate button until button lock tabs align
with horn button receiver notches and pull button up-
ward to remove. On models with sport steering wheel,
pull button straight up to remove.
(4) Remove steering wheel nut and washer.
(5) Remove receiver bushing attaching screws and
remove bushing.
(6) On models with sport steering wheel, remove
horn button receiver and contact plate. On models with
standard steering wheel, remove boot from receiver and
remove receiver and contact plate.
(7) Paint or scribe alignment marks on steering
wheel and steering shaft for assembly reference.
(8) Remove steering wheel using Puller J-21232 (fig.
2J-1).
Fig. 2J-1 Steering Wheel Removal -
C l i r i k i s - l i i i i i i r - T f i i l Models
(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Place front wheels in straight ahead position.
(3) On models with standard steering wheel, re-
move horn cover attaching screws from underside of
wheel and remove cover. On models with sport steering
wheel, remove horn button by pulling button upward.
(4) On models with standard steering wheel, re-
move horn wire. Disconnect wire at steering wheel
switch. Unseat retainer that holds horn wire and spring
in cancelling cam yoke and remove wire, retainer, and
spring as assembly.
(5) Remove steering wheel nut and washer.
(6) On models with sport steering wheel, remove
receiver bushing attaching screws and remove bushing,
horn button receiver, and contact plate.
(7) Paint or scribe alignment marks on steering
wheel and steering shaft for assembly reference.
(8) Remove steering wheel using Puller J-21232 (fig.
2J-1).
Fig. 2J-2 Metric Steering Shaft Identification
STEERING WHEEL INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Some steering shafts have metric steering
wheel nut threads. Inspect and identify the shaft
thread-type before installing a replacement nut. Metric
shafts have an identifying groove in the steering wheel
splines (fig. 2J-2). American thread shafts do not have
this groove.
CJ Models
(1) Align reference marks on steering shaft and
steering wheel and install wheel.
(2) Install contact plate and horn button receiver.
On models with sport steering wheel, install receiver so
horn button locating notch is at 12 o'clock position.