Disassembly and Assembly

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Steering Column

Disassembly

All columns

1. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, notes and instructions in the steering column removal and installation procedure.

Remove the steering column.

2. CAUTION: Carefully note the position of the steering column lock gear, bearing and retainer prior to removal.

Remove the bearing retainer.





3. Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise and remove the steering column lock housing bearing.





4. Note the position of the key hole and remove the steering column lock gear.





5. Remove the spring and the sensor ring.





6. Remove the steering column bearing tolerance ring from the steering column shaft.





7. Remove the two lock cylinder housing pivot screws.





8. WARNING: The steering column position spring is under compression and may come out with great force.

Remove the steering column lock cylinder housing and the steering column shaft from the steering actuator housing.
1 Pry up the steering column locking levers using a shop fabricated tool.
2 On tilt steering columns, remove the steering column position spring.





9. Remove the turn indicator cancel cam.





10. Remove the snap ring.





11. Remove the steering column upper bearing spring.





12. Remove the steering column bearing sleeve.





13. Remove the steering column bearing tolerance ring.
1 Slide the steering column shaft in toward the steering column lock cylinder housing then out.
2 Slide the steering column bearing tolerance ring off the steering column shaft.





14. Using a suitable punch' remove the upper steering column bearing from the steering column lock cylinder housing.





15. Use a suitable punch to remove the lower steering column bearing from the steering column lock cylinder housing.





Vehicles with column shift

16. Remove the screws and the parking brake release switch.





17. Remove the brake shift interlock solenoid.
1 Remove the three bolts.
2 Remove the brake shift interlock solenoid.





18. Remove the shift tube.
1 Remove the four bolts.
2 Remove the two shift tube clamps.
3 Remove the shift tube.





19. Remove the transmission selector lever arm and support.
1 Remove the two bolts.
2 Remove the transmission selector lever arm and support.





20. Remove the gearshift selector tube spring.





21. Drive out the gearshift lever pin from the shift tube.





22. Remove the gearshift lever.





23. Remove the column shift selector lever plunger.
^ If it is bent, install a new column shift selector lever plunger.





24. Remove the two gearshift lever socket bushings and the transmission control selector lever spring clip.





All columns

25. Remove the steering column lock pawl.
1 Drive out the steering column lock lever pin.
2 Remove the steering column lock pawl.





26. Remove the ignition switch.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Remove the ignition switch.





27. Remove the lower steering column bearing and sleeve.





28. Remove the screws and the steering column lower bearing retainer.





29. Remove the upper steering column lock actuator and the lower steering column lock lever actuator.

Assembly

All columns





1. Install the steering column lock lever actuator and steering column lock actuator.
1 Lubricate the steering column lock actuators.
^ Use long life grease.
2 Install the steering column lock actuators.





2. Install the steering column lock pawl.
1 Position the steering column lock pawl.
2 Drive in the steering column lock lever pin.





3. Install the steering column lower hearing retainer.








4. NOTE: The "UP position of the bearing must he lacing forward, toward the engine.

Install the steering column bearing and sleeve
5. Install the steering column bearing and sleeve so that the inner race is visible when installed.





6. Install the ignition switch aligning the ignition switch with the slot and index mark on the steering column.
^ Install the bolts.





Vehicles with column shift

7. Install the transmission control selector lever spring clip and the gearshift lever socket bushings on the shift tube.
^ Coat the gearshift lever socket bushings with long-life grease.





8. Install the column shift selector lever plunger.
^ Coat the column shift selector plunger with long-life grease.





9. Position the gearshift lever in the shift tube.





10. CAUTION: Gearshift lever pin must be installed correctly or first gear position may be blocked.

Install the gearshift lever pin in the shift tube.





11. Install the gearshift selector tube spring in the shift tube.
^ Coat the end of the spring with long-life grease.





12. Install the transmission selector lever arm and support on the shift tube.
1 Position the transmission selector lever arm and support.
2 Install the bolts.





13. Install the shift tube and clamps.





14. Position the brake shift interlock solenoid and install the bolts.





15. Install the parking brake release switch and screws.








All columns

16. CAUTION: Install the upper steering column bearing so that the inner race is visible when installed.

Position the steering column upper bearing in the steering column lock cylinder housing.





17. Using an appropriate bearing installer or socket, install the upper steering column bearing on the steering column lock cylinder housing.





18. CAUTION: Install the lower steering column bearing so that the inner race is visible when installed.

Position the steering column lower bearing in the steering column lock cylinder housing.
19. Using an appropriate bearing installer or socket, install the lower steering column bearing so that the inner race is visible when installed.





20. Position the steering column shaft in the steering column lock cylinder housing.
^ Install the steering column bearing tolerance ring on the steering column shaft.





21. Install the steering column bearing sleeve.





22. Install the steering column bearing spring.





23. Install the snap ring.





24. Install the turn indicate cancel cam.





25. Install the lock cylinder housing screws loosely and position the steering actuator housing in a vise.





26. Position the steering column lock cylinder housing and the steering column shaft on the steering actuator housing.
^ Make sure the upper and lower steering column lock actuators are aligned.





27. Position the steering column locking levers on the steering actuator housing.
1 Use a shop fabricated tool.
2 On tilt steering columns, install and compress the steering column position spring.





28. Position the lock cylinder housing and steering actuator housing, and tighten the lock cylinder housing screws.





29. Install the steering column bearing tolerance ring.





30. Install the sensor ring and spring.





31. NOTE: The narrow section of the keyhole in the lock gear should be in the one o'clock position.

Install the steering column lock gear.
^ Use ignition lock grease to lubricate the steering column lock gear.





32. Install the steering column lock housing bearing.
^ While the narrow section of the keyhole is at the one o'clock position and the tab inboard at the three o'clock position, rotate it counterclockwise.
^ Lubricate the steeling column lock housing bearing with ignition lock grease.





33. Install the steering column upper bearing retainer firmly to engage the tour retention tabs into the lock housing.

34. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, notes and instructions in the steering column removal and installation procedure.

Install the steering column.