Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual page 689

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Fig.
2J43
Positioning
Sift
Tube Installer
Tills
(6) Tighten tool spring tension nut to snug fit.
(7) Place Receiver Tools J-23073-3 and -4 over puller
stud and tighten Tool Nut J-23073-2 to pull tube into
shift bowl (fig.
2 J - 4 4 ) .
Fig. 2J-44 Pulling
Sift Till
into
Sift
Bowl
(8) Remove shift tube installer tools.
(9) Install shift tube thrust washer and. retainer
plate snap ring.
(10) Install lower bearing adaptor with notched end
of adaptor facing lower end of column.
(11) Install lower bearing in column with metal face
of bearing toward lower end of column.
(12) Install lower bearing retainer and retainer
spring clip (fig. 2J-42).
(13) Install shift gate in support and install shift
gate attaching screws.
(14) Install support in shift bowl. Align V-notch in
support with notch in column jacket (located at 9 o'clock
position).
(15) Install support attaching screws.
(16) Assemble steering shaft.
(17) Install steering shaft through upper end of
column.
(18) Install replacement ball bearings in housing if
removed. Be sure there are 14 balls in each bearing.
(19) Install tilt handle.
(20) Insert ignition switch remote rod between shift
bowl and column jacket, and into guide channel in left
side of support.
(21) Engage lock rack in remote rod (fig. 2J-45).
REMOTE
R C * ?
AJ70205
Fig. 2 J 4 5 Look l i c k and l i i o t s Rod Position
(22) Guide housing over steering shaft and lock rack
and align lock shoes with teeth in support.
(23) Align housing and support pivot pin holes and
install pivot pins using fiber mallet or brass drift.
(24) Install lock shoes, lock shoe springs, tilt bump-
ers, and lockpin in housing.
'(25) Install sector shaft in housing and install lock
sector on shaft. Large block tooth on sector must engage
large slot in lock rack.
(26) Install lock sector retaining snap ring.
(27) Hook lock sector tension spring on lock bolt,
engage spring in sector, and install spring retaining
screw (fig. 2J-46).
(28) Place housing in full upward tilt position and
install tilt spring and guide in housing.
(29) Install tilt spring retainer over spring and into
housing. Press retainer downward approximately 3/16
inch (4.7 mm) and rotate approximately 1/8-turn clock-
wise to secure retainer tabs in housing lugs.
(30) Place housing in neutral (non-tilt) position and
remove tilt handle.
(31) Install cover on housing and install cover attach-
ing screws.
Tighten
s ^ f p w s t o
35
inch-pounds (4 N*m)
torque.