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<strong>POWER</strong> <strong>STEERING</strong> 9-23<br />
INSTALLATION OF CYLINDER ASSEMBLY ON<br />
<strong>GEAR</strong> HOUSING (fiG. 9-33J<br />
1. Place gasket on cylinder and guide power rack<br />
through opening in gear housing with teeth on rack<br />
pointing toward center of housing.<br />
<strong>POWER</strong> RACK<br />
2. With scribe marks on cylinder and housing<br />
aligned, install cylinder to housing attaching screws.<br />
3. Turn steering wheel clockwise to run ball nut to<br />
upper end of its travel.<br />
4. Install pitman shaft seal in housing if seal was<br />
removed.<br />
5. Install pitman shaft in housing with tapered<br />
teeth contacting ball nut, engage first tooth of gear<br />
with first tooth of power rack and worm gear ball nut<br />
as shown in Fig. 9-49.<br />
6. Install pitman shaft adjusting screw with shim<br />
in slot of pitman shaft. Fit of adjusting screw in slot<br />
should be from no play to .002" loose. If end play of<br />
screw in slot is incorrect, select new shim to give<br />
proper clearance. Shims are furnished in four thicknesses<br />
(.063", .065", .067", .069").<br />
7. Install side cover with gasket on adjusting screw,<br />
turning screw counterclockwise until it projects<br />
through cover %" to %" with cover seated against<br />
housing.<br />
8. Install cover attaching screws.<br />
9. Install adjusting screw nut loosely.<br />
10. Install power rack guide, with same number of<br />
spacing shims as were removed, and leave attaching<br />
screws loose.<br />
11. Connect by-pass pipe to fittings in cylinder and<br />
gear housing flange.<br />
12. Install cylinder to valve body pipes. Use new<br />
"0" ring seals at each elbow if replacement was necessary<br />
and tighten elbow bolts to 20-30 lb. ft. torque.<br />
13. Adjust pitman shaft end play (page 9-13).<br />
14. Adjust power rack guide (page 9-13).<br />
INSTALLATION OF <strong>POWER</strong><br />
<strong>STEERING</strong> <strong>GEAR</strong> IN CAR<br />
1. With hairpin spring retainer removed, move<br />
brake pedal as far to right as it will go.<br />
2. Push steering connecting linkage down and toward<br />
rear and install steering gear assembly by guiding<br />
between lower control arm and steering connect-<br />
Fig. 9-49<br />
Pitman Shaft Correctly Installed<br />
ing linkage. Remove tool J-SS71 hold down hook.<br />
3. Install top front steering gear housing to frame<br />
bolt with lockwasher finger tight. CAUTION: Be<br />
sure to install shims which were between steering<br />
gear housing and frame when unit was removed.<br />
4. Install steering column lower bracket with lockwashers<br />
and bolts to upper bracket on instrument<br />
panel.<br />
S. Install two remaIning steering gear housing to<br />
frame bolts with plain and lockwashers and tighten<br />
all three bolts.<br />
6. Check for correct shimming of steering gear<br />
housing to frame by seeing if steering column aligns<br />
with upper bracket when bracket bolts are loosened.<br />
If alignment is correct, tighten steering column<br />
bracket bolts. NOTE: If misalignment exists, it will<br />
be necessary to change steering gear housing to frame<br />
shims to correct alignment.<br />
7. Position brake pedal and install hairpin retaining<br />
spring.<br />
8. Connect direction signal wires.<br />
9. Connect power steering oil lines to gear.<br />
10. Connect gear shift and selector rods.<br />
11. Install engine left side pan.<br />
12. Install pitman arm and secure with lockwasher<br />
and nut. Tighten nut to 110 to 125 lb. ft. torque.<br />
13. Install starter motor.<br />
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