9 -5 6 STEERING
shoe retaining pin. Remove the shoes and shoe
springs.
'i.
Remove the steering shaft assembly through the
upper end of the column. If it is necessary to
disassemble the shaft proceed as follows:
a. Turn the upper shaft 90° to the lower shaft and
slide the upper shaft and centering spheres from
the lower shaft.
b. Rotate the centering spheres 90° and remove the
centering spheres and preload spring from the
upper shaft.
10. Remove the four bearing housing support screws
and remove the support.
Column Shift Models - If the shift tube index plate
must be removed, remove the two retaining screws
and remove the plate.
11. Remove the shift tube retaining ring with a screw
driver (fig. 95). Remove the thrust washer.
12. Remove the neutral-safety or back-up lamp switch
screws and remove the switch.
13. Rework Shift Tube Removing Tool J-22551 by
removing 1/2” from the pilot end of the tool (Fig.
96). This allows the shift tube to be pushed further
out of the housing and will not affect the use of the
tool on other columns.
14. Remove the shift tube assembly using Tool J-22551
(fig. 97). Insert the hooked end of the tool into the
notch in the shift tube just below the shift lever
housing key. Pilot the sleeve over the threaded end
of the tool and into the upper end of the shift tube.
Force the shift tube out of the housing by turning
the nut onto the tool. If the shift tube is not
completely free when the nut is bottomed on the
threads, complete the removal by hand.
CAUTION:
Do Not hammer or pull on the shift
tube during removal. On column shift models,
guide the lower shift lever through the slotted
Fig. 95—Removing Shift Tube Retaining Ring
opening in the column to prevent damage to the
tube or column.
15. Remove the lock plate by sliding out of the column
notches, tipping the plate downward toward the
housing (to compress the wave washer) and then
removing as shown in Figure 98. Remove the wave
washer.
16. Remove the shift lever housing.
17. Column Shift Models - Remove the shift lever
spring by winding the spring up with pliers.
18. If necessary, remove the dash panel seal, mounting
plate and the instrument panel seal from the
column jacket.
Assembly—Tilt Columns
NOTE: When lubricating components during
the following installation sequence, use any
general purpose lithium soap grease.
1. Install the dash panel seal, mounting plate and the
instrument panel seal on the column.
2. Column Shift Models - Press a new shift lever
spring into the shift lever housing.
3. Slide the shift lever housing over the upper end of
the column.
4. Place the wave washer and lock plate in position.
Work the lock plate into the notches by tipping the
plate toward the housing (compressing the wave
washer) at the open side of the column. Lubricate
the lock plate and upper end of the shift tube.
5. Carefully install the shift tube into the lower end of
the column (make sure the foam seal is at the lower
end of the shift tube). Align the keyway in the tube
with the key in the shift lever housing and complete
installtion of the shift tube using Tool J-22549 (fig.
99). The shift lever housing key must bottom in the
shift tube slot to be fully installed. Remove Tool
LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL
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Page 123: ...BODY 1B 3 Fig 6 Typical 06 Van LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL...
Page 149: ...BODY 1B 29 Fig 84 Body Mounting 06 Fig 85 Body Mounting 14 LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL...
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Page 173: ...LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE M A N U A L Fig 4 10 30 Series Truck Frame FRAME 2 5...
Page 174: ...2 6 FRAME LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL Fig 5 Underbody Reference Points G Van...
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