1969 FORD MUSTANG clock

02-01-02
Brakes

02*01-02

STEERING
WHEEL RIW

TOEBOARD
OR

DASH
METAL
CHECKING
POINTS

STEERING
COLUMN-

STEEL
MEASURING TAPE

VEHICLE

FORD,
MERCURY AND METEOR

FORD,
MERCURY AND METEOR

FORD,
MERCURY AND METEOR

FORD,
MERCURY AND METEOR

FAIRLANE,
MONTEGO AND FALCON

FAIRLANE,
MONTEGO AND FALCON

MUSTANG
AND COUGAR

MUSTANG
AND COUGAR

THUNDERBIRD

CONTINENTAL
MARK III

LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
TYPE

NON-POWER
DRUM

POWER
DRUM & DISC

NON-POWER
DISC

POLICE
POWER DISC

NON-POWER
DRUM

POWER
DISC

NON-POWER
DRUM

POWER
DISC

POWER
DISC

POWER
DISC

POWER
DISC
PEDAL
FREE

HEIGHT-A

8.09-7.17

6.18-5.99

8.65-7.82

7.58-6.72

8.13-6.91

7.25-5.71

7.49-6.43

6.25-5.56
PEDAL
FREE

HEIGHT-B"

5.96-5.04

5.96-5.04

6.50-5.50
PEDAL

TRAVEL-C

3.10

3.27

2.18

3.27

2.90

2.35

2.58

1.75

3.00

3.00

2.25

NOTE:AgB
DIMENSION TO BE MEASURED TO SHEET METAL

C
DIMENSION TO BE MEASURED PARALLEL TO THE VERTICAL CENTERLINE OF THE

STEERING
COLUMN WITH A 50 POUND LOAD APPLIED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE

BRAKE
PEDAL PAD. (CHECKS ON POWER BRAKE VEHICLES MADE WITH ENGINE RUNNING

H1630-A

FIG. 1 — Brake Pedal Height and Travel Measurements

Tool-WRE-l

HI525-A

FIG.
2—Brake Pedal Effort Gauge Installed
o'clock position on the steering wheel

rim.

3.
With the steel tape still hooked

to the brake pedal depress the brake

pedal by pressing downward on the

brake pedal effort gauge. Apply a 50

pound load to the center of the pedal

by observing the pressure gauge, and

measure the distance from the brake

pedal to the fixed reference point on

the steering wheel rim parallel to the

centerline of the steering column.

4.
The difference between the brake

pedal free height and the depressed

pedal measurement under a 50 pound

load should be within the specified

maximum pedal travel service specifi-

cation B in Fig. I.

5.
If the pedal travel is more than

the specified maximum shown in Fig.

1,
dimension C, make several sharp

reverse stops (equivalent to 50 pounds

pedal pressure) with a forward stop

before each. Move the vehicle in rev-

erse and forward for a distance of ap-

proximately ten feet; then, apply the

brakes sharply and hold the brake

pedal down until the vehicle is com-

pletely stopped. This will actuate the

brake self-adjusters. If these stops do

not bring the brake pedal travel within

specification, make several additional

forward and reverse stops as outlined

above.

6. If the second series of stops do

not bring the brake pedal travel within

specification, remove the brake drums

and check the brake adjusters to make

sure they are functioning. Check the

brake linings for wear or damage. Re-

pair or replace all worn or damaged

parts and non-functioning adjusters.

Adjust the brake lining outside diame-

ter to the approximate inside diameter

of the brake drum with Rotunda Tool

HRE-8650 (Fig. 12, Part 2-2).

7.
If all the brake adjusters, brake

drums and linings are functional and

the brake travel is not within specifi-

cations, check the pedal linkage for

missing or worn bushings, or loose at-

tachments. Bleed the brakes and cen-

tralize the differential valve.

POWER BRAKE

FUNCTIONAL TEST

1.
Check the hydraulic brake sys-

tem for leaks or insufficient fluid.

2.
With the transmission in neutral,

stop the engine and apply the parking

brake. Depress the brake pedal several

times to exhaust all vacuum in the

system.

3.
With the engine shut off and all

vacuum in the system exhausted, dep-

ress the pedal, and hold it in the ap-

plied position. Start the engine If theprocarmanuals.com

03-01-06
Suspension — Steering, Wheels And Tires — General Service

03-01-06

SUSPENSION UPPER

ARM MOVEMENT

Front Bolt Outboard

Rear Bolt Outboard

Front Bolt Inboard

Rear Bolt Inboard
CASTER CHANGE

Tilt Backward

Increase Positive Caster

or

Decrease Negative Caster

Tilt Forward

Decrease Positive Caster

or

Increase Negative Caster

Tilt Forward

Decrease Positive Caster

or

Increase Negative Caster

Tilt Backward

Increase Positive Caster

or

Decrease Negative Caster
CAMBER CHANGE

Tilt Outward

Increase Positive Camber

or

Decrease Negative Camber

Tilt Inward

Decrease Positive Camber

or

Increase Negative Camber

FIG. 14—Caster and Camber Adjustments

sary. Then, tighten the upper arm

inner shaft attaching bolts to specifi-

cation. Remove the adjusting bar

(Tool T65P-3OOO-D) and the align-

ment spacers (Tool T65P-3O00-E or

F).

Camber

To adjust the camber angle, install

the tool as outlined above (Fig. 13).

Loosen both inner shaft attaching

bolts and tighten or loosen the hook

nuts to move the inner shaft inboard

or outboard as necessary with Tool

T65P-3OOO-D to increase or decrease

camber (Fig. 13). The camber angle

can be checked without tightening the

inner shaft attaching bolts.

COUGAR, FAIRLANE, FALCON,

MONTEGO, MUSTANG

Be sure all the equipment listed in

Equipment Installation is installed be-

fore adjusting the caster and camber.

Caster is controlled by the front

suspension strut (Fig. 15). To obtain

positive caster, loosen the strut rear

nut and tighten the strut front nut

against the bushing. To obtain nega-

tive caster, loosen the strut front nut

and tighten the strut rear nut against

the bushing.

Camber is controlled by the eccen-

tric cam located at the lower arm at-

tachment to the side rail (Fig. 13).

To adjust the camber, loosen the

camber adjustment bolt nut at the

rear of the body bracket. Spread the

body bracket at the camber adjust-
TER ADJUSTMENT NUTS

EAR INSULATOR

WASHER
FRONT ADJUSTMENT NUT

INNER SLEEVE

TURN NUTS

REARWARD

TO OBTAIN

POSITIVE

CASTER
OUTER SLEEVE

RONT INSULATOR

WASHER

CASTELLATED

NUT

TURN NUTS

FORWARD

TO OBTAIN

NEGATIVE

CASTER

NEGATIVE

CAMBER

SPREAD THIS MEMBER AT

LOWER ARM PIVOT

BUSHING

PRY AT THESE POINTS'

F1371-A

FIG. J5—Caster and Camber Adjustments

ment bolt area just enough to permit

lateral travel of the arm when the ad-

justment bolt is turned. Rotate the

bolt and eccentric clockwise from the

high position to increase camber or

counterclockwise to decrease camber.

After the caster and camber has

been adjusted to specification, torque

the lower arm eccentric bolt nut and

the strut front nut to specification.
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

Preliminary Steps

1.
With the car properly positioned

and wheel alignment measuring equip-

ment properly installed, raise the hood

and scribe chalk marks around the

bolts and lock washers that secure theprocarmanuals.com

03-05-02
Steering Columns
And
Linkage

03-05-02

which also will shear away during
im-

pact.

TILT STEERING COLUMNS

The steering column
is of the col-

lapsible type
to
lessen
the
possibility

of injury
to the
driver
of the
vehicle

should
he
become involved
in an
acci-

dent.
The
lower
end of the
steering

column tube
at the
bellows area will

collapse approximately
six
inches

upon
a
hard impact.

The shift tube
and the
steering shaft

are provided with plastic dowels
and

will shear
and
allow them
to
collapse

in proportion
to the
outer tube upon

impact.

Once
the
steering column
has
been

collapsed,
a
complete
new
column
must
be
installed.

The tilt column features nine driv-

ing positions (four
up and
four down

from
a
center position).
The
.column

also features
a
turn signal switch with

a lane-changer position turn indicating

position
and
emergency warning flash-

er control.

TILT-AWAY STEERING COLUMNS

The tilt-away steering column
fea-

tures nine driving positions (four
up

and four down from
a
center position)

and
a
tilt-away position that
is
auto-

matically accomplished
on
Mustang

and Cougar models when
the
ignition

key
is
turned
to the
OFF
position
and

the left door
is
opened.
On
Thunder-

bird models,
the
tilt-away occurs when
the shift lever
is
placed
in
PARK
and

the driverns door
is
opened.

The steering column
is of the col-

lapsible type
to
lessen
the
possibility

of injury
to the
driver
of the
vehicle

should
he
become involved
in an
acci-

dent.
The
lower
end of the
steering

column tube
at the
bellows area will

collapse approximately
six
inches

upon
a
hard impact.

The shift tube
and the
steering shaft

are provided with plastic dowels
and

will shear
and
allow them
to
collapse

in proportion
to the
outer tube upon

impact.

Once
the
steering column
has
been

collapsed,
a
complete
new
column

must
be
installed along with mounting

brackets which will also shear away

during impact.

IN-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENTS
AND
REPAIRS

STEERING WHEEL SPOKE

POSITION ADJUSTMENT

When
the
steering gear
is on the

high point,
the
front wheels should
be

in
the
straight-ahead position
and the

steering wheel spokes should
be in

their normal position with
the
Pitman

arm pointing directly forward.
If the

spokes
are not in
their normal posi-

tion, they
can be
adjusted without
dis-

turbing
the
toe-in adjustment (Part

3-1).

STEERING WHEEL

REPLACEMENT

1.
Disconnect
the
negative cable

from
the
battery.

2.
Working from
the
underside
of

the steering wheel spoke, remove
the

crash
pad
attaching screws. Lift
the

crash
pad
from
the
wheel.
(On
Conti-

nental Mark
III
models,
pry out the

crash
pad
insert
and
remove
the two

screws that secure
the
crash
pad. Re-

move
the
crash
pad. On
models

equipped with steering wheel mounted

speed controls, refer
to
Group
16 for

removal instructions). Remove
the

horn ring
(if so
equipped)
by
turning

it counterclockwise.

3.
Remove
the
steering wheel
nut,

and then remove
the
steering wheel

with tool T67L-3600-A
(Fig. 1). Do

not
use a
knock-off type steering

wheel puller
or
strike
the end of the

steering shaft with
a
hammer. Striking

the puller
or
shaft will damage
the

bearing
or the
collapsible column.

4.
Transfer
all
serviceable parts
to

the
new
steering wheel.

5.
Position
the
steering wheel
on

the shaft
so
that
the
alignment mark
on
the hub of the
wheel
is
adjacent
to

the
one on the
shaft. Install
a new

locknut
and
torque
it to
specifications.

6. Install
the
horn ring
(if so

equipped)
and
crash
pad.

STEERING COLUMN UPPER

BEARING REPLACEMENT

STATIONARY COLUMNS

Removal

1. Disconnect
the
horn wire
and the

turn indicator wires
at the
connector.

2.
Working from
the
underside
of

the steering wheel spoke, remove
the

two crash
pad
attaching screws. Lift

the crash
pad
from
the
wheel.
(On

Continental Mark
III
models,
pry out

the crash
pad
insert
and
remove
the

two screws that secure
the
crash
pad.

Remove
the
crash
pad. On
models

equipped with steering wheel mounted

speed controls, refer
to
Group
16 for

7oo/-T67L-3600-A
removal instructions). Remove
the

horn ring
(if so
equipped)
by
turning

it counterclockwise.

3.
Remove
the
steering wheel
at-

taching
nut.
Remove
the
steering

wheel using tool T67L-3600-A
(Fig.

1).
Do not use a
knock-off type steer-

ing wheel puller
or
strike
the end of

the steering shaft with
a
hammer.

Striking
the
puller
or
shaft will
dam-

age
the
bearing
or the
collapsible
col-

umn.

4.
Remove
the
turn indicator lever.

5.
Remove
the
turn signal switch

attaching screws. Lift
the
switch over

the
end of the
steering shaft
and
place

it
to one
side.

6. Remove
the
snap ring from
the

top
of the
steering shaft.

7.
Loosen
the two
flange-to-steering

column tube attaching bolts
to
disen-

gage them from
the
tube.

8. Raise
the
flange upward while

BEARING
AND

INSULATOR

Spacer

G 1502 -B

FIG.
1—Removing
Steering Wheel
G 1497-A

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Manual Steering

03-06-02

IN-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIRS

STEERING WORM AND

SECTOR

GEAR ADJUSTMENTS

The ball nut assembly and the sec-

tor gear must be adjusted properly to

maintain minimum steering shaft end

play (a factor of preload adjustment)

and minimum backlash between sector

gear and ball nut. There are only two

possible adjustments within the recir-

culating ball-type steering gear, and

these should be made in the following

order to avoid damage or gear failure.

1.
Disconnect the Pitman arm from

the steering Pitman-to-idler arm rod.

2.
Loosen the nut which locks the

sector adjusting screw (Fig. 3), and

turn the adjusting screw counterclock-

wise.
(On models equipped with the

Cobra Jet engine, it may be necessary

to use a suitable holding tool with an

extension and a long screwdriver to

make the gear adjustment).

3.
Measure the worm bearing pre-

load by attaching an in-lb torque

wrench to the steering wheel nut (Fig.

4).
With the steering wheel off center,

read the pull required to rotate the

input shaft approximately 1 1/2 turns

either side of center. If the torque or

preload is not within specification

(Part 3-1), adjust as explained in the

next step.
.•ADJUSTER
LOCK
NUT

SECTOR
SHAFT

ADJUSTING
SCREW
G
1627-A

FIG. 3—Steering Gear

Adjustments—Typical

4.
Loosen the steering shaft bearing

adjuster lock nut, and tighten or back

off the bearing adjuster (Fig. 1) to

bring the preload within the specified

limits.

5.
Tighten the steering shaft bear-

ing adjuster lock nut, and recheck the

preload.

6. Turn the steering wheel slowly to

either stop. Turn gently against the

stop to avoid possible damage to the

ball return guides. Then rotate the

wheel 2-3/4 turns to center the ball

nut.
7.
Turn the sector adjusting screw

clockwise until the specified torque

(Part 3-13) is necessary to rotate the

worm past its center (high spot) (Fig.

1).

8. While holding the sector adjust-

ing screw, tighten the sector adjusting

screw locknut to specification, and re-

check the backlash adjustment.

9. Connect the Pitman arm to the

steering arm-to-idler arm rod.

G-1495-A

FIG. 4—Checking Steering Gear

Preload—Typical

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

STEERING GEAR

REMOVAL

1.
Remove the bolt(s) that retains

the flex coupling to the steering shaft.

2.
Remove the nut and lock washer

that secures the Pitman arm to the

sector shaft using Tool T64P-3590-F

(Fig. 5).

3.
To obtain clearance on some

models equipped with standard trans-

mission, it may be necessary to dis-

connect the clutch linkage. On some

8-cylinder models, it may be necessary

to lower the exhaust system.

4.
Remove the steering gear-to-side

rail bolts and remove the gear.
Too /-MB
STEERING
GEAR
HOUSING

T64P-3590.F

(PITMAN
"APU'^M
-
.-. •
-"
•.:,.17''i.a—
r.iMI.
A

F'G.
5—Removing Pitman Arm
INSTALLATION

1.
Position the steering gear and

flex coupling in place; then, install

and torque the steering gear-to-side

rail bolts to specification (Part 3-13).

2.
If the clutch linkage has been

disconnected, reposition, install and

adjust it. If the exhaust system has

been lowered, reinstall it to its proper

position.

3.
Position the Pitman arm and the

sector shaft and install the attaching

nut and lock washer. Torque the nut

to specification.

4.
Install and connect the flex cou-

pling attaching nut(s) and torque it to

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Manual Steering

03-06-03

MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS

STEERING GEAR

DISASSEMBLY

1. Rotate the steering shaft 3 turns

from either stop.

2.
After removing the sector adjust-

ing screw locknut and the housing

cover bolts (Fig. 6), remove the sector

shaft with the cover. Remove the

cover from the shaft by turning the

screw clockwise. Keep the shim with

the screw.

HOUSING
•
3548
6. Turn the ball nut over, and ro-

tate the worm shaft from side to side

until all 50 balls have dropped out of

the nut into a clean pan. With the

balls removed, the ball nut will slide

off the worm.

7. Remove the upper bearing cup

from the bearing adjuster and the

lower cup from the housing. It may be

necessary to tap the housing or the

adjuster on a block of wood to jar the

bearing cups loose.

8. If the preliminary inspection

GASKET
• 3581

SHIM-3A657 COVER
AND

BUSHING
•
3583

SECTOR SHAFT

ADJUSTING SCREW
.
3577

•BEARING-3576

SEAL
- 3591

G 1623-A

FIG. 6—Sector Shaft
and
Housing Disassembled

-^-HOUSING-3548

BEARING
CUP •
3552

BALL
NUT

BEARING-3571

FILLER PLUG-3556
LOCK NUT-3707

3524 BEARING
CUP \
SEAL-3738

•GUIDE -3523

• BEARINGS
•
3647

.CLAMP-3544
BEARING
• 3571

G 1624-A

FIG. 7—Steering Shaft
and
Related Parts Disassembled

3.
Loosen the worm bearing adjust-

er nut, and remove the adjuster as-

sembly and the steering shaft upper

bearing (Fig. 7).

4.
Carefully pull the steering shaft

and ball nut from the housing, and i •-

move the steering shaft lower bearr g.

To avoid possible damage to the ball

return guides, keep
the
ball
nut
from

running down
to
either
end of the

worm.

Disassemble
the
ball only
if
there
is

indication
of
binding
or
tightness.

5.
Remove the ball return guide

clamp and the ball return guides from

the ball
nut.
Keep
the
ball
nut
clamp-

side up until ready to remove the

balls.
shows damage, press the sector shaft

bearing and the oil seal from the

housing (Fig. 8).

ASSEMBLY

1. If the sector shaft bearing and

oil seal have been removed, press a

new bearing into the housing and in-

stall a new oil seal. Do not clean,

wash or soak seals in cleaning solvent

(Fig.
7).
Apply
the
recommended

steering gear lubricant
to the
bearing

and seals.

2.
Install a bearing cup in the lower

end of the housing and in the adjuster.

3.
If the seal in the bearing adjuster

was removed, install a new seal.
Tool
-
T62F
•
3576
- A

G 1622-A

FIG.
8—Removing
Oil
Seal

and Bearing

4.
Insert the ball guides into the

holes of the ball nut, tapping them

lightly with a wood handle of a screw

driver if necessary to seat them.

5.
Insert 25 balls into the hole in

the top of each ball guide. It may be

necessary to rotate the shafi: slightly

one way, then in the opposite direc-

tion to distribute the balls in the cir-

cuit.

6. After the 50 balls are installed,

install the ball guide clamp. Torque

the screws to specification. Check the

worm shaft to make sure that it ro-

tates freely.

7. Coat the threads of the steering

shaft bearing adjuster, the housing

cover bolts, and the sector adjusting

screw with a suitable oil-resisi:ant seal-

ing compound. Do not apply sealer to

female threads and especially avoid

getting any sealer on the steering shaft

bearings.

8.
Coat the worm bearings, sector

shaft bearings, and gear teeth with

steering gear lubricant.

9. Clamp the housing in a vise, with

the sector shaft axis horizontal, and

position the steering shaft lower bear-

ing in its cup.

10.
Position the steering shaft and

ball nut assemblies in the housing.

11.
Position the steering shaft

upper bearing on the top of the worm,

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12.
Stop the engine, and check the

control valve and hose connections for

fluid leaks. Correct the cause of any

leaks.

13.
Check the fluid level, and refill

the reservoir if necessary.

14.
With the engine running check

the position of the steering wheel

when the front wheels are in the

straight-ahead position.Do not make

any adjustments until toe-in is

checked.

15.
Keep the engine running, and

check toe-in. If either toe-in or steer-

ing wheel position is not correct make

all necessary adjustments (Part 3-1) at

the spindle connecting rod sleeves.

16.
Check the effort to turn the

wheels in both directions. The effort

should be about equal in both direc-

tions.

POWER CYLINDER

REMOVAL

1.
Disconnect the two fluid lines

from the power cylinder and allow

them to drain into a container.
CENTER LINK

POWER CYLINDER

Tool- T64P-3590-F

G 1654-A

FIG. 5—Disconnecting Power

Cylinder Stud

2.
Remove the 'pal nut, attaching

nut, washer and the insulator from the

end of the power cylinder rod.

3.
Remove the cotter pin and cas-

tellated nut that secures the power

cylinder stud to the center link.

4.
Disconnect the power cylinder

stud from the center link as shown in

Fig. 5.

5.
Remove the insulator sleeve and

washer from the end of the power cyl-

inder rod.
6. Inspect the tube fittings and the

seats in the power cylinder for nicks,

burrs or damage. Replace the seats in

the cylinder or the tubes as required.

INSTALLATION

1.
Install the washer, sleeve and the

insulator on the end of the power cyl-

inder rod.

2.
Extend the rod as far as possible.

Insert the rod in the bracket on the

frame and compress the rod as neces-

sary to insert the stud in the -center

link. Secure the stud with a castellat-

ed, nut and a cotter pin.

3.
Secure the power cylinder rod

with an insulator, washer, nut and a

pal nut.

4.
Connect each of the two fluid

lines to its respective port in the cylin-

der.

5.
Fill the reservoir to the correct

level.

6. Start the engine and turn the

steering wheel to each end of its travel

several times to cycle the system. Stop

the engine.

7.
Check the fluid level and fill as

necessary. Install the dipstick and cap.

8. Start the engine and check for

leaks.

MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS

CONTROL VALVE

DISASSEMBLY

1.
Wipe all fluid and loose dirt

from the outside of the control valve.

2.
Remove the centering spring cap

from the valve housing (Fig. 6).

When holding the control valve for

disassembly, use a soft-jawed vise, and

clamp the valve only around the sleeve

flange to prevent damage to the hous-

ing, spool, or sleeve.

3.
Remove the nut from the end of

the valve spool bolt. Remove the

washers, spacer, centering spring,

adapter, and bushing from the bolt

and the valve housing.

4.
Remove the two bolts that hold

the valve housing and the sleeve to-

gether, and separate the housing from

the sleeve.

5.
Remove the plug from the valve

sleeve.

6. Push the valve spool out of the

centering spring end of the valve hous-

ing, and remove the seal from the

spool.

7.
Remove the spacer, bushing, and

seal from the sleeve end of the valve

housing.
8. Drive the stop pin out of the

travel regulator stop with a punch and

hammer (Fig. 7). Pull the head of the

valve spool bolt tightly against the

travel regulator stop before driving the

pin out of the stop.

9. Turn the travel regulator stop

counterclockwise in the valve sleeve to

remove the stop from the sleeve.

10.
Remove the valve spool bolt,

spacer, and rubber washer from the

travel regulator stop.

11.
Remove the rubber boot and

clamp from the valve sleeve.

12.
Slide the bumper, spring, and

ball stud seat out of the valve sleeve,

and remove the ball stud socket from

the sleeve.

13.
After removing the return port

hose seat, remove the return port re-

lief valve.

14.
After removing the spring plug

and O-ring, remove the reaction limit-

ing valve (Fig. 8).

Tube Seat Replacement

If a hose seat is worn or damaged it

should be replaced. It can be removed

with an Easy-Out tool, or by using a

bolt of appropriate size as a puller.
1.
Tap the existing hole in the hose

seat, using a starting tap of suitable

size.
Be sure to remove all metal chips

from the hose seat port after tapping.

2.
Place a nut and large flat washer

on a bolt of the same size as the

tapped hole. The washer must be large

enough to cover the hose seat port.

3.
Insert the bolt in the tapped

hole,
and using the nut as a puller, re-

move the hose seat.

4.
Place a new hose seat in the

port, and thread a bolt of suitable size

into the port. Tighten the bolt enough

to bottom the seat in the port.

ASSEMBLY

Before assembling the control valve,

coat all parts except the seals with

Automatic Transmission Fluid. Coat

the seals with lubricant COAZ-

19553-A.

1.
Install the reaction limiting

valve, the spring, and the plug.

2.
Install the return port relief valve

and the hose seat.

3.
Insert one of the ball stud seats

(flat end first) into the ball stud sock-

et, and insert the threaded end of the

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VALVE HOUSING

7W-T65P

C1239 -A

FIG. 7—Removing or Installing Lock

Nut

drain the remaining fluid from the

gear.

2.
Mount the gear in a soft-jawed

vise.

3.
Remove the lock nut and the

brass washer from the adjusting screw.

4.
Turn the input shaft to either

stop then, turn it back approximately

1 3/4 turns to center the gear.

5.
Remove the two sector shaft

cover attaching screws and the
identif-

ication tag.

6. Tap the lower end of the sector

shaft with a soft-hammer to loosen it,

then lift the cover and shaft from the

housing as an assembly. Discard the

O-ring.

7.
Turn the sector shaft cover coun-

terclockwise off the adjuster screw.

8. Remove the four valve housing

attaching bolts. Lift the valve housing

from the steering gear housing while

holding the piston to prevent it from

rotating off the worm shaft. Remove

the valve housing and the lube passage

O-rings and discard them.

9. Stand the valve body and piston

on end with the piston end down. Ro-

tate the input shaft counterclockwise

out of the piston allowing the ball

bearings to drop into the piston.

10.
Place a cloth over the open end

of the piston and turn it upside down

to remove the balls.

11.
Remove the two screws that at-

tach the ball guide clamp (Fig. 6) to

the ball nut and remove the clamp and

the guides.

12.
Install the valve body assembly

in the holding fixture (do not clamp

in a vise) and remove the lock nut and

the attaching nut as shown in Fig. 7.

13.
Carefully slide the input shaft,

worm and valve assembly out of the

valve housing. Due to the close diame-

trical clearance between the spool and

housing, the slightest cocking of the

spool may cause it to jam in the hous-

ing.

14.
Remove the shim from the

valve housing bore.
OIL SEAL

INLET TUBE SEAT

OUTLET TUBE SEAT
DUST SEAL

G1549-A

FIG.
8—Valve Housing Disassembled

Too/-T<

Tool-

T57L-500-A ,^^^

G1364-A

FIG. 9—Removing Bearing and Oil

Seal

PARTS REPAIR

OR REPLACEMENT

Valve Housing

1.
Remove the dust seal (Fig. 8)

from the rear of the valve housing

with Tools T59L-100-B and T58L-

101-A and discard the seal.

2.
Remove the snap ring from the

valve housing.

3.
Turn the fixture to place the

valve housing in an inverted position.

4.
Insert special tool in the valve

body assembly opposite the seal end

and gently tap the bearing and seal

out of the housing as shown in Fig.

9. Discard the seal. Caution must be

exercised when inserting and removing

the tool to prevent damage to the

valve bore in the housing.

5.
Remove the fluid inlet and outlet

tube seats with an EZ-out if they are

damaged.
Press Ra
Tool-

T65P-3524-A7

G1363-A

FIG. 10—Installing Valve Housing

Bearing

6. Coat the fluid inlet and outlet

tube seats with vaseline and position

them in the housing. Install and tight-

en the tube nuts to press the seats to

the proper location.

7.
Coat the bearing and seal surface

of the housing with a film of vaseline.

8. Position the bearing in the valve

housing. Seat the bearing in the valve

housing with the tool shown in Fig.

10.
Make sure that the bearing is

free to rotate.

9. Dip the new oil seal in gear lu-

bricant; then, place it in the housing

with the metal side of the seal facing

outward. Drive the seal into the hous-

ing until the outer edge of seal does

not quite clear the snap ring groove

(Fig. 11).

10.
Place the snap ring in the hous-

ing; then, drive on the ring with the

tool shown in Fig. 11 until the snap

ring seats in its groove to properly lo-

cate the seal.procarmanuals.com

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LONG END

AWAY FROM

SEAL
Press Ram

G1375-A

FIG. 15— Installing Sector Shaft

Outer Seal

1.
Mount the valve housing in the

holding fixture with the flanged end

up.

2.
Place the required thickness

valve spool centering shim (Fig. 6) in

the housing. Use one shim only.

3.
Carefully install the worm and

valve in the housing.

4.
Install the attaching nut in the

housing and torque it to specification

(Part 3-13).

5.
Install the lock nut (Fig. 7) and

torque it to specification (Part 3-13).

6. Place the piston on the bench

with the ball guide holes facing up.

Insert 44ie worm shaft into the piston

so that the first groove is in alignment

with the hole nearest to the center of

the piston (Fig. 16).

7.
Place the ball guide in the pis-

ton. Place the 27 balls in the ball

guide (Fig. 16) turning the worm in a

clockwise direction as viewed from the

input end of the shaft. If all of the

balls have not been fed into the guide

upon reaching the right stop, rotate

the input shaft in one direction and

then in the other while installing the

balls.
After the balls have been in-

stalled, do not rotate the input shaft
FIRST GROOVE OF WORM SHOULD BE IN

ALIGNMENT WITH THIS HOLE

G1554-A

FIG. 16—Assembling Piston on Worm Shaft

INPUT SHAFT

SECTOR
SHAFT

ADJUSTMENT
SCREW

G1547-A

FIG. 77—Adjusting Mesh

or the piston more than 3 1/2 turns

off the right stop to prevent the balls

from falling out of the circuit.

8. Secure the guides in the ball nut

with the clamp (Fig. 6).

9. Position a new lube passage O-

ring in the counterbore of the gear

housing.
10.
Apply vaseline to the teflon seal

on the piston.

11.
Place a new O-ring on the valve

housing.

12.
Slide the piston and valve into

the gear housing being careful not to

damage the teflon seal.

13.
Align the lube passage in the

valve housing with the one in the gear

housing, and install but do not tighten

the attaching bolts.

14.
Rotate the ball nut so that the

teeth are in the same plane as the sec-

tor teeth. Tighten the four valve hous-

ing attaching bolts to specifications.

15.
Position the sector shaft cover

O-ring in the steering gear housing.

Turn the input shaft as required to

center the piston.

16.
Apply vaseline to me sector

shaft journal then position the sector

shaft and cover assembly in the gear

housing. Install the steering identifica-

tion tag and two sector shaft cover at-

taching bolts. Torque the bolts to spe-

cifications.

17.
Attach an in-lb torque wrench

to the input shaft. Adjust the mesh

load to specifications as shown in Fig.

17.procarmanuals.com