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1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

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154<br />

STEERING GEAR<br />

CADILLAC -<br />

All Wheels<br />

Tire Inflation<br />

LASALLE<br />

Front Wheels<br />

Rear Wheels<br />

ALL SERIES<br />

35 lbs.<br />

25 lbs.<br />

30 lbs.<br />

Keep pull tangent to wheel<br />

Clamp Bolt<br />

Fig. 7 J'' " jp"^ ><br />

'<br />

Steering<br />

Column<br />

Support<br />

Scale Reading 1 toll/4 lbs.<br />

for worm adjustment. (See<br />

Binding due fo incorrect alignment of Operotfon 3, Fig.10)<br />

steering column can be corrected by ad<br />

justing support on instrument board<br />

Fig. 8<br />

Tool No. HM-V9929<br />

Checking pull necessary to turn steering wheel<br />

*4) Turn eccentric to adjust<br />

backlash between<br />

©<br />

worm and roller and<br />

to give a pull of 2 fo<br />

2-1/4 lbs. on steering<br />

wheel with roller on<br />

high point. With new<br />

gears used less than<br />

1000 miles a pull of<br />

2-1/4 to 2-3/4 lbs.<br />

should be necessary.<br />

Backlash between<br />

worm and roller should<br />

be approximately the<br />

same with the steering<br />

wheel turned within<br />

one revolution from<br />

either extreme position.<br />

To unlock the two<br />

eccentrics, use two<br />

wrenches and hold<br />

both while turning<br />

bushing.<br />

Fig. 9<br />

Steering<br />

Gear<br />

—<strong>Cadillac</strong> 355-D<br />

(Series 30/,<br />

370-D and 452-D<br />

Turn adjusting screw<br />

in against roller<br />

shaft until all play is<br />

taken up, and slight<br />

binding is felt when<br />

turning steering<br />

wheel with roller off<br />

high spot; then back<br />

off just enough to<br />

free adjustment.<br />

Loosen nut 1/6 turn<br />

to adjust bushing.<br />

Note: If front wheels do not point straight<br />

ahead when roller is on high<br />

point of worm, turn steering connecting<br />

rod in or out of intermediate<br />

steering arm end on <strong>Cadillac</strong><br />

cars or adjust the tie rods on<br />

LaSalle cars.<br />

Do not loosen<br />

these bolts when<br />

adjusting worm<br />

and roller<br />

backlash.<br />

Fig.10— <strong>Cadillac</strong> 355-D (Series 10 and 20) Steering Gear. Typical of LaSalle<br />

Plate 54. Steering Gear Adjustments

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