1948-1952 Shop Service Manual - - Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club

STEERING GEAR 13 - 5
5. Apply a small amount of water pump grease to head of
horn wire terminal.
6. Place contact cup in position and install horn button.
7. Rotate button to lock in place.
FIGURE 4
INSTALLATION:
1. Start bearing into jacket tube by hand.
REMOVAL:
FIGURE 3
JACKET TUBE BEARING
2. Using Replacer tool J-2952, Figure 4, drive bearing to a
depth of 31/32" on cars without direction indicator. If car
is equipped with direction indicator, drive bearing to a
depth of 1-11/32" from top of tube.
3. Replace jacket bearing spacer and spring.
4. Replace steering wheel.
1. Remove steering wheel in accordance with instructions.
2. Remove jacket bearing spring and spacer.
3. Engage fingers of Bearing Puller J-2792 below the
bearing and place locating pins in slots in head of
puller, Figure 3.
4. Turn the center screw of puller against steering column
tube and remove bearing.
REMOVAL:
STEERING GEAR JACKET TUBE
1. Remove steering wheel.
2. Remove bearing spring and spacer.
3. Remove remote control. tube bracket (upper). On cars
equipped with direction indicator, remove direction
indicator switch assembly.
4. Remove steering column bracket cap at instrument panel.