Steering Shaft: Service and Repair

NOTES:
- If lower steering column shaft coupler is diagnosed to be defective by showing any of the following conditions (seized bearing, loose bearing stake or a bearing not fully seated in yoke) the intermediate shaft can be serviced as a separate component of the steering column assembly.

- The steering column assembly will need to be removed from the interior of the vehicle to allow for replacement of the steering column shaft coupler assembly.

REMOVE
1. Remove steering column assembly from vehicle.





2. Install Puller, Special Tool 6831-A, or equivalent through center of roll pin in flex joint and install knurled nut.
3. While holding hex on end threaded rod, tighten the nut on threaded rod of Puller, Special Tool 6831-A, or equivalent. This will pull the roll pin out of the flex joint.





4. Using a screwdriver inserted between the flex joint and the steering column lower mounting bracket pry flex joint off steering column shaft.

INSTALL
1. Start roll pin into flex joint prior to installing flex joint on steering column shaft. Install roll pin into flex joint just far enough to square roll pin to hole in flex joint. If roll pin is installed too far, flex joint will not slid onto steering column shaft.
2. Install steering coupler on steering shaft until correctly positioned to allow spring pin to be installed in coupler.





3. Install Puller, Special Tool 6831-A, or equivalent through center of roll pin and install knurled nut.
4. Using Puller, Special Tool, 6831-A, or equivalent install roll pin into the coupler until spring pin is fully installed through both sides of the coupler assembly.