
STEERING 9-16
new upper shift lever spring into bowl pocket. Be
sure spring is seated in bowl pocket. Install bowl
washer (fig. 30).
12.
 Insert the upper bearing housing assembly and the
turn signal switch assembly into the cover, feeding
the signal switch wires through the back of the
cover.
13.
 Align the signal switch and bearing housing holes
with the holes in the cover. Install three mounting
screws through the holes.
14.
 Slide three springs onto screw ends at rear of cover
and place lockplate in position over screws and
springs. Turn screws three turns into lockplate.
15.
 Feed switch wire through the shift lever bowl and
place upper end assembly on top of bowl.
16.
 Place the shift lever bowl and signal switch cover
assembly on top of jacket, aligning the tangs on the
I.D. of the lockplate with the slots in the top of the
jacket. Shift tube key should align in bowl keyway as
bowl is pushed ono
17.
 Lock upper end assembly into position by pushing
down on the cover assembly and rotating assembly
fully clockwise. Tangs of lock plate must engage
slots in jacket.
18.
 Tighten three turn signal switch mounting screws in
a gradual criss-cross sequence to avoid cocking the
lockplate.
19.
 Slide wave washer and thrust washer over steering
shaft and against upper bearing housing.
20.
 Start "C" retaining ring over steering shaft taper.
Complete installation of. retaining ring using snap
ring installer J-22659 as shown in Figure 28. Be
sure "C" retaining ring is completely seated into
steering shaft groove.
21.
 -Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure
with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.
22.
 Remove column from vise and pull wires flat against
jacket. Snap wire protector into place.
23.
 If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
jacket and secure with electricians or friction tape.
24.
 Slide cancelling cam and upper bearing preload
spring onto end of shaft.
Disassembly—Column Mounted Power glide Lever or
Floor Shift Column (Fig. 32)
NOTE: In this procedure, automatic refers to a
column with a column mounted, Powerglide shift-
ing lever. Floor shift refers to a column taken
from a vehicle with conventional or Powerglide
floor shift controls.
1.
 Unsnap and remove wiring protector and wiring clip.
CAUTION: Secure column in bench vise for
service one of two ways shown in Figure 26.
Clamping column in vise in any other manner
will damage the column. If support fixture
J^22573 is not used, frequently check position of
column in vise jaws to insure column is not
working free of jaws.
2.
 Clamp column in a bench vise as shown in Figure 26.
3.
 Slide upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam off end of shaft.
4.
 On automatic columns removed from Chevy II or
Camaro, remove screws securing dial retainer to
column and remove retainer and dial (fig. 33). Slide 
Fig.
 33—Powerglide Dial Indicator Assembly—Chevy II
and Camaro
indicator out of shift bowl and remove indicator. Re-
move cap and bulb from turn signal switch housing.
5.
 Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
move lever. Push hazard warning knob in; unscrew
and remove knob.
6. On automatic columns, drive'out shift control lever
retaining pin and remove shift lever.
7.
 Remove "C" retaining ring from upper steering
shaft using snap ring remover Tool J-22569 (fig. 28).
8. Slide thrust washer and wave washer off upper steer-
ing shaft (fig. 28).
9. Loosen three turn signal switch mounting screws
until the switch cover can be rotated counterclock-
wise.
 It may be necessary to push on top of screws
to loosen the cover assembly. ,
NOTE: Do not remove the three turn signal
switch screws completely unless it is necessary
to replace the turn signal switch, lockplate, or
upper bearing housing and bearing.
10.
 Rotate turn signal switch cover counterclockwise
and pull cover off top of jacket (fig. 29).
11.
 If necessary, pry upper shift lever spring (fig. 30)
from bowl and discard spring.
12.
 Remove shift lever bowl from top of jacket.
13.
 If necessary to service components within the signal
switch cover, remove the three signal switch covers,
remove the three signal switch mounting screws
completely from engagement with the lockplate. Use
care to control three springs as screws are removed.
14.
 Remove turn signal switch and upper bearing housing
assembly from cover.
15.
 Carefully pull steering shaft assembly from bottom
of column.
16.
 Remove securing back-up lamp/neutral start switch
to column, if so equipped, and remove switch. Retain
these mounting nuts.
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STEERING 9-17
STEERING SHAFT
SHIFT TUBE
Fig.
 34—Shift Tube and Steering Shaft
17.
 Remove bearing adapter clip (fig. 34).
18.
 Remove bearing adapter with bearing, and shift
tube spring. On automatic columns, remove spring
thrust washer (fig. 32).
19.
 U necessary, press bearing out of bearing adapter.
20.
 Withdraw shift tube assembly from lower end.
21.
 Remove the lower bowl bearing from the top end of
the jacket by inserting a suitable length of pipe or
wooden rod through the lower end and tapping the
bearing out. This bearing may be reused in this
column or discarded. It may not be used as a re-
placement part in another column.
22.
 Slide steering shaft lower bearing spring, plunger,/
tolerance
 *
 ring and sleeve assembly, and thrust
washer off upper end of shaft.
23.
 If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.
24.
 Remove flange clamp bolt and flange at bottom of
steering shaft, if so equipped.
Assembly—Column Mounted Powerglide Lever or
Floor Shift Column (Fig. 32)
1.
 Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all
friction surfaces.
2.
 If lower shift bowl bearing was removed from jacket,
press bowl bearing into top end of jacket.
3.
 If lower bearing was removed from adapter, press
lower bearing into adapter.
4.
 On automatic columns, install spring thrust washer
on end of shift tube against lower shift lever.
5. Install shift tube spring and adapter on end of shift
tube and secure with bearing adapter clip (fig. 34).
6. Slide shift- tube into position through lower end of
jacket.
7. Attach the back-up lamp/neutral start switch, if so
equipped, to the jacket using the same nuts removed
during disassembly. Install these nuts loosely; the
switch must be adjusted after column is installed in
the vehicle.
NOTE:
 If the steering shaft assembly, mast
jacket, upper bearing housing assembly, or lower
bearing assembly has been replaced, the com-
ponent stack-up in the column will be different.
Replace the lower plastic injected tolerance ring
and bearing preload spring with the necessary
tolerance ring kit as described below.
8. Slide thrust washer, tolerance ring kit, plunger, and
kit spring into position from top of steering shaft.
9. Slide steering shaft assembly into position through
lower end of jacket.
10.
 On automatic columns, if upper shift lever spring
was removed, press a new upper shift lever spring
into shift lever bowl. Be sure spring is seated in
bowl pocket. 
Fig.
 35—Tolerance, Ring Kit—First Adjustment
11.
 Insert the upper bearing housing assembly and the
turn signal switch assembly into the cover, feeding
the signal switch wires through the back of the cover.
12.
 Align the signal switch and bearing housing holes
with the holes in the cover. Install three mounting
screws through the holes.
13.
 Slide three springs onto screw ends at rear of cover
and place lockplate in position over screws and
springs. Turn screws three turns into lockplate.
14.
 Feed switch wire through the shift lever bowl and
place upper end assembly on top of bowl.
15.
 Place the shift lever bowl and signal switch cover
assembly on top of jacket, aligning the tangs on the
RING KIT
OUTER SECTION
Fig.
 36—Tolerance Ring Kit—Final Adjustment
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STEERING 9-19
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. 
Start "C" retaining ring over steering shaft taper.
Complete installation of retaining ring using snap
ring installer J-22659 as shown in Figure 28. Be
sure "C" retaining ring is completely seated into
steering shaft groove.
Remove any remaining looseness from internal col-
umn stack-up by unscrewing inner tolerance kit ring
section; then screw inner kit ring section back in
1/8 to 1/4 turn (fig. 36).
Touch the outer surface of the tolerance ring kit
 .at
several locations with a hot soldering iron to melt
the threads of the inner and outer ring sections
together.
Place turn signal switch lever in position and se-
cure with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into
position.
If column is automatic and to be installed in a Chevy
II or Camaro, install the bulb and cap (fig. 33). Slide
the indicator into the 'shift bowl. Install dial and re-
tainer with screws removed during disassembly.
Install flange and clamp bolt at bottom of steering
shaft, if so equipped.
Remove column from vise and pull wires flat against
bottom of jacket. Snap wire protector and clip into
place.
If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
jacket and secure with electricians or friction tape
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Slide cancelling cam and
spring onto end of shaft. 
upper bearing preload
Disassembly-Til* Column (Fig. 37)
NOTE:
 This procedure covers disassembly and
assembly instructions for all tilt columns. Auto-
matic refers to a tilt column with a column
mounted, Powerglide shifting lever. Floor shift
. refers to' a tilt column taken from a vehicle with
conventional or Powerglide floor shift controls.
1.
 Unsnap and remove wiring protector.
CAUTION: Secure column in bench vise for
service one of two ways shown in Figure 26.
Clamping column in vise in any other manner
will damage the column. If support fixture
J-22573 is not used, frequently check position
of column in vise jaws to insure column is not
working free of jawsT
2.
 Clamp column in a bench vise as shown in Figure 26.
3.
 Slide upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam off end of shaft.
Fig, 
38—Removing Turn Signal Cover Using Tools
J-21486 and J-6585-1 
Fig.
 39—Removing Steering Shaft Bearing Lock Nut
Using Lock Nut Wrench j-22599
4.
 On automatic columns removed from a Camaro, re-
move screws securing dial retainer to column and
remove retainer and dial (fig. 33). Slide pointer out
of bowl and remove pointer. Remove cap and bulb
from turn signal switch housing.
5. Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
move lever. Unscrew and remove tilt release lever.
Push hazard warning knob in, unscrew and remove
knob.
6. On Automatic columns, drive out shift control lever
retaining pin and remove shift lever.
7. Assemble slide hammer Tool J-6585-1 to turn signal
cover remover Tool J-21486. Place cover remover
over turn signal cover, tighten clamp, and pull
cover from end of column with slide hammer (fig.
38).
8. Remove three turn signal switch mounting screws.
Note short length of secure removed from top
position.
9. Lift signal switch assembly off bearing housing and
allow to hang by the wires. On some columns, the
switch and wires can be removed at this time; re-
move switch and wires if possible. If switch and
wires cannot be removed, allow assembly to hang
by wires.
10.
 Install tilt release lever and place column in full up
position. Remove tilt spring retainer using screw-
driver blade that just fits into slot opening. Insert
screwdriver in slot, press in approximately 3/16-
inch;
 rotate retainer approximately 1/8 turn clock-
wise until ears align with grooves in housing, and
remove retainer and spring. Use care when remov-
ing spring, it is tightly compressed.
11.
 Remove steering shaft bearing lock nut using lock nut
wrench Tool J-22599 (fig. 39). Remove inner race
•seat and inner "race.
12.
 Remove two pivot pins from bearing housing using
pivot pin remover Tool J-21854 (fig. 40).
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STEERING 9-20
Fig.
 40-Removing Pivot Pins Using Pivot Pin Removal Tool J-21854
13.
 Pull up on tilt release lever to disengage lock shoes.
Remove bearing housing and hang with signal switch,
if present, until further disassembly. If signal switch
and wires were removed earlier, bearing housing
may be completely removed. Remove tilt release
lever.
14.
 Remove steering shaft flange bolt and flange from
lower end of shaft.
15.
 Remove retaining ring, washers, sleeve and plunger
assembly and spring from lower end of shaft.
16.
 Slide steering shaft out of top end of jacket.
17.
 If necessary to disassemble steering shaft, proceed
as follows:
a. Slide bearing and race off top of shaft.
b.
 Turn upper shaft slightly from center line of
lower shaft.
c. Using a narrow blade screwdriver, work pre-
load spring out of upper shaft and remove spring
(fig. 41).
d. Turn upper shaft 90° from center line of lower
shaft and remove shaft. 
e. Rotate centering spheres and remove spheres and
wave washer from lower shaft.
18.
 Remove screws securing the support assembly to the
lockpjate and mast jacket and remove support.
19.
 Remove shift tube retaining ring with a screwdriver.
Remove thrust washer (fig. 42).
20.
 Remove lower bearing adapter from bottom of shift
tube by depressing plastic fingers, one at a time, and
pulling adapter out.
21.
 Remove nuts securing back-up lamp, neutral start
switch to column, if so equipped, and remove switch.
Retain these mounting nuts.
22.
 Remove shift tube assembly from bowl using shift
tube remover Tool J- 22551 (fig. 43). Insert the
hooked end of the tool into the notch of the shift tube
below the bowl key. Pilot sleeve into upper end of
shift tube. Force shift tube out of bowl by turning
SHIFT TUB
RETAINING RING
Fig.
 41—Removing'Preload Spring from Centering Spheres 
Fig. 42—Shift Tube Retaining Ring and Lower Bushing
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STEERING 9-21
Fig.
 43-Removing Shift Tube Using Shift Tube Remover J-22551
nut on tool. If the shift tube is not completely free
when tool is removed, complete removal by hand.
As shift tube is removed from automatic columns,
use care as lower shift lever is lowered through bot-
tom of mast jacket. Do not hammer or force shift
tube during removal from mast jacket.
23.
 Remove lockplate (fig. 44) by sliding out of jacket
notches. Tip plate down toward bowl hub and slide
out from under top edge of jacket opening. Remove
wave washer.
24.
 Remove bowl from mast jacket. Remove signal
switch and bearing housing if not previously
removed.
25.
 On automatic column, remove shift lever spring from
bowl by winding spring up with pliers and pulling out.
26.
 On automatic column, remove screws securing shift
stop plate to support, if necessary.
27.
 Remove upper bearing from upper bearing housing, if
necessary.
Fig.
 44—Lockplate Installed 
28.
 Remove lower bearing from lower bearing adapter,
if necessary.
29.
 Service lock shoes, release springs, or shoe release
if necessary, as follows:
a. Drive the lock shoe retaining pin out of the hous-
ing using release lever pivot remover Tool
J-22635 (fig. 45, View A).
b.
 Hold the shoe springs in compression by rocking
lock shoes in with a wedge to relieve the load on
the shoe release lever; drive out shoe release
lever pin using Tool J-22635 (fig. 45, View B).
Remove shoe release lever and release lever
spring.
c. Remove lock shoes and lock shoe springs.
30.
 If necessary, remove seals from lower end of shift-
tube and discard seals.
31.
 Unwrap mesh cover from jacket, if necessary.
Assembly-Tilt Column (Fig. 37)
1.
 Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all
friction surfaces.
2.
 Assemble bearing housing components as follows:
NOTE:
 With tilt lever opening on the left side,
shoes facing up, position the four slot shoe on
the left.
a. Place lock shoe springs and lock shoes in position
in bearing housing. Line up shoes for pin instal-
lation using Tool J-22635 (fig. 45). Install shoe
pin flush with housing face on shoe release lever
pin side.
b.
 Hold the shoe springs in compression by rocking
lock shoes in. Insert pin through release lever
and install pin and lever.
3.
 If lower bearing was removed, press lower bearing
into adapter.
4.
 If upper bearing was removed, press upper bearing
into race on top of bearing housing.
5. On automatic columns, install stop plate on support
CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL 

STEERING 9-23
Fig.
 47—I retaliating Spherical Joint Spring
upper shaft should be on the same side as the
flat on the lower shaft.
d. Install the upper shaft with spheres into the lower
shaft.
e. Insert the joint preload spring through the
spheres into the lower shaft. Using the upper
shaft to hold the spring in place, carefully feed
the spring into the upper shaft joint with a narrow
bladed screwdriver (fig. 47).
17.
 Slide the race and bearing over the top of steering
shaft and install shaft in shift tube from upper end.
Carefully guide shaft through shift tube, taking care
not to tear or push out foam seal cemented inside
lower end of shift tube.
18.
 Install tilt control lever and, holding lock shoes in
disengaged position, assemble bearing housing on the
shaft over the support until pivot pin holes line up.
19.
 Secure bearing housing in position by pressing in the
pivot pins.
20.
 Place housing in full up position and install tilt
spring, tapered end first. Install tilt spring retainer
using screwdriver in retainer slot.
21.
 Install turn signal switch with three mounting
screws. Place short length screw in top position
above lock shoes.
NOTE:
 If the steering shaft, adapter, mast
jacket, support or bearing housing has been,
replaced, the component stack-up in the column
will be different. Replace the lower plastic in-
jected tolerance ring and the lower bearing pre-
load spring with the necessary tolerance ring
kit as described below.
22.
 Slide kit spring, tolerance ring kit, washers, and
retaining ring on steering shaft from lower end.
Seat retaining ring in steering shaft groove.
23.
 Screw tolerance ring kit sections together leaving
enough inner edge exposed for later adjustment as
shown in Figure 35.
24.
 Install inner race, inner race seat, and bearing lock-
nut on end of steering shaft, using locknut wrench
ToolJ-22599 (fig. 39).
25.
 Remove any remaining looseness from internal col- 
umn stack-up by unscrewing inner tolerance kit ring
section; then screw inner ring section back in 1/8 to
1/4 turn (fig. 36).
26.
 Tighten bearing locknut installed in Step 24 above
until the torque required to rotate the steering shaft,
with the housing in the mid position, is 23 lb. in.
27.
 Touch the outer surface of the tolerance ring kit at
several locations with a hot soldering iron to melt
the threads of the inner and outer sections together.
28.
 Check to insure hazard warning switch is pushed in.
Remove tilt release control lever and install turn
signal switch cover using turn signal cover installer
Tool J-21853 (fig. 48). On automatic column, be sure
key in the cover is aligned with keyway in bearing
housing.
29.
 Place turn signal control lever in position and se-
cure with mounting screw. Screw tilt release control
lever in. Screw hazard warning knob in.
30.
 On automatic columns, place transmission shift con-
trol lever in position and insert lever retaining pin.
31.
 On automatic columns to be installed in a Camaro,
insert the bulb and cap into the turn signal switch
housing (fig. 33). Slide pointer into position in bowl.
Install dial and dial retainer with mounting screws
removed during disassembly.
32.
 Install steering shaft flange on bottom of shaft and
secure with flange bolt.
33.
 Remove column from vise. Pull wires back against
column leaving a small amount of slack. Snap wiring
protector into position. Be sure enough slack re-
mains in wires to allow column head to tilt to full
up position.
34.
 If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
mesh portion of jacket and secure with friction or
electricians tape.
35.
 Slide cancelling cam and cancelling cam spring on
upper end of shaft.
Disassembly—Standard Corvette Column (Fig. 49)
1.
 Place column on a suitable work bench.
2.
 Remove upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam from end of column.
3.
 Slide escutcheon clear of wiring protector and re-
move protector.
4.
 Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
move lever. Push hazard warning knob in; unscrew
and remove knob.
Fig.
 48—Installing Turn Signal Switch Cover Using
Signal Switch Installer Tool J-21853
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STEERING 9-25
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Fig.
 51-Assembling Upper End
13.
 If necessary, remove two seals from lower end I.D.
of jacket.
14.
 If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.
Assembly—Standard Corvette Column (Fig. 49) 
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Fig.
 52—Tolerance Ring Kit—First Adjustment
14.
 Touch the outer surface of the tolerance ring kit at
several locations with a hot soldering iron to melt
the threads of the inner and outer ring sections
together.
1.
4.
5.
6. 
of lithium soap grease to all 15. Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure
10.
11.
12.
13. 
Apply a thin coating
friction surfaces.
If seals were removed from lower end I.D. of jacket,
cement two new seals into position.
If lower bearing assembly was removed, press new
lower bearing into position at lower end of mast
jacket.
Slide thrust washer, tolerance ring kit, plunger, and
new kit spring into position from top of steering
shaft.
Install flange and flange bolt on lower end of steering
shaft.
Carefully slide steering shaft into lower end of mast
jacket.
Assemble upper bearing housing and turn signal
switch into cover and secure entire assembly to mast
jacket upper flange with three signal switch mounting
screws as shown in Figure 51.
Feed turn signal switch wires through escutcheon.
Slide escutcheon and upper assembly onto upper end
of column. Secure upper flange to column with three
mounting bolts.
Screw tolerance ring kit sections together leaving
enough inner edge exposed for later adjustment (fig.
52).
Slide wave washer, thrust washer, and "C" retaining
ring loosely into place at top of shaft.
Complete installation of "C" retaining ring using
snap ring installer Tool J-22659 as shown in Figure
50.
 Be sure retaining ring is completely seated into
steering shaft groove.
Remove any remaining looseness from internal col-
umn stack-up by unscrewing inner tolerance ring kit
section; then screw inner kit section back in 1/8 to
1/4 turn. See Figure 53. 
with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.
16.
 Pull signal switch wires flat against column, install
wiring protector, and slide escutcheon into position.
17.
 If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
mesh portion of mast jacket and secure with friction
or electricians tape.
18.
 Install spring and cancelling cam on end of shaft.
RING KIT
OUTER SECTION
fig.
 53-Tolerance Ring Kit-Final Adjustment
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STEERING 9-27
Fig.
 55— Removing Lower Bearing Retaining Ring
bearing assembly from lower end of shaft.
9. Push upper steering shaft section into lower section
until spring pin is visible at pin access hole in lower
section. Drive out spring pin.
10.
 Remove upper shaft section from lower section. If
necessary, replace locking wedge and locking rod at
this time.
11.
 Remove bumper key strap (fig. 56). Remove keys and
bumper assembly.
12.
 Remove screws securing bottom of wiring protector
to column.
13.
 Slide inner jacket section, switch cover, switch,
upper bearing housing, wiring protector, and es-
cutcheon off top end of jacket.
14.
 If necessary, remove three turn signal switch mount-
ing screws and remove switch and upper bearing
housing.
15.
 If necessary, remove seals from I.D. of mast jacket.
16.
 If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.
Assembly—Corvette Telescoping Column (Fig. 54)
1.
 Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all
friction surfaces.
2.
 If seals were removed from I.D. of mast jacket,
cement new seals in positions where old seals were
removed.
3.
 Place locking wedge and locking rod into upper shaft
and slide upper shaft into lower shaft.
4.
 Align upper and lower shafts and insert spring pin
into access hole.
5. Install bearing, packing, spring, washer, and retain-
ing ring on bottom of steering shaft. Seat the re-
taining ring into the steering shaft groove with a
screwdriver.
6. Carefully slide steering shaft into lower end of mast
jacket.
7. Install bearing retainer over lower end of shaft and
lower end of jacket. Secure retainer with three
screws.
8. Install flange and flange bolt on lower end of steering
shaft.
9. Feed wires of turn signal switch through turn signal
switch cover and escutcheon, and place switch and
upper bearing housing in cover. Secure switch to
cover with three mounting screws. 
10.
 Place wiring protector inside escutcheon.
11.
 Start escutcheon and wiring protector, with signal
switch wires, over end of outer jacket.
12.
 Slide inner jacket section into outer jacket section.
13.
 Secure switch cover to flange of inner jacket section
by tightening the signal switch mounting screws.
14.
 Secure the bottom of the wiring protector to the col-
umn with two screws.
15.
 Assemble keys and bumper and place the entire as-
sembly in position in the jacket. Install bumper key
strap.
16.
 Slide wave washer, thrust washer, and upper retain-
ing ring into place at top of shaft. Seat retaining ring
in steering shaft groove with a screwdriver.
17.
 Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure
with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.
18.
 If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
mesh section of jacket and secure with electricians
or friction tape.
19.
 Slide cancelling cam and upper bearing preload
spring over top end of shaft.
Installation
NOTE:
 Before placing column in position in
vehicle, refer to figures 19 through 23 and slide
dash panel seals, covers, plates, and clamps
loosely into position on column for later
installation.
1.
 Move front seat back as far as possible to provide
Fig.
 56—Removing Bumper Key Strap
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