Chevrolet Light Duty Truck 1973, Service Manual

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9 -4 2 STEERING
Fig. 70—Installing Rack Preload Spring
to the outside of the hole. Press the sector over the
shaft with a blunt tool.
2. Install the shift lever detent plate onto the housing.
3. Insert the rack preload spring into the housing from
the bottom side. The long section should be toward
the handwheel and hook onto the edge of the
housing (fig. 70).
4. Assemble the locking bolt onto the crossover arm
on the rack and insert the rack and lock bolt
assembly into the housing from the bottom with the
teeth up (toward hand-wheel) and toward the
centerline of the column (fig. 67). Align the 1st
tooth on the sector with the 1st tooth on the rack; if
aligned properly, the block teeth will line up when
the rack assembly is pushed all the way in.
5. Install the thrust cup on the bottom hub of the
housing.
6. Install the gearshift housing lower bearing. Insert
the bearing from the very end of the jacket.
Aligning the indentations in the bearing with the
projections on the jacket (fig. 71).
CAUTION:
If the bearing is not installed
correctly, it mil not rest on all of the stops
provided.
7. Install the shift lever spring into the gearshift lever
(or lock tube) housing. Install the housing and
shroud assemblies onto the upper end of the mast
jacket. Rotate the housing to be sure it is seated in
the bearing.
8. With the shift lever housing in place, install the
turn signal and lock cylinder housing onto the
jacket. The gearshift housing should be in “Park”
position and the rack pulled downward. Be sure the
turn signal housing is seated on the jacket and drive
the four screws.
9. Press the lower bearing into the adapter assembly.
10. Insert the shift tube assembly into the lower end of
the jacket and rotate until the upper shift tube key
slides into the housing keyway.
11. Automatic and Floorshift Columns
— Assemble the
spring and lower bearing and adapter assembly
into the bottom of the jacket. Holding the adapter
in place, install the lower bearing reinforcement
and retainer clip. Be sure the clip snaps into the
jacket and reinforcement slots.
12.
Manual Transmission — Column Shift
— Loosely
attach the three screws in the jacket and shift tube
bearing.
Assemble the 1 st-Reverse lever and lower bearing
and adapter assembly into the bottom of the jacket.
Holding the adapter in place, install the bearing
reinforcement and retaining clip. Be sure the
retaining clip snaps into the jacket and reinforce­
ment slots.
Place a .005” shim between the 1 st-Reverse lever
and lever spacer and turn the upper shift tube
Fig. 71—Installing Gearshift Housing Lower Bearing Fig. 72—Adjusting Lower Bearing - Typical
LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL