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8-2.
STEERING COLUMN MAINTENANCE (Con’t).
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Assemble lower cover (12) and upper cover (8) to new seal (7) with “carrots” (part of seal).
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INSTALLATION
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Position lower end of steering column (9) in body through dash opening. Install steering shaft
flange onto flexible coupling (4) with 2 washers (5) and nuts (6). Tighten nuts to 20 Ib.-ft.
(27 Nom).
Install seal (7), upper cover (8), and lower cover (12) to firewall with 5 bolts (11).
Install transmission control linkage to steering column shift tube levers. (See paragraph 5-2)
NOTE
l Ensure that pot joint operating angle does not exceed 12 degrees.
l Ensure that flexible coupling (4) is not distorted greater than +0,06 in.
(1.5 mm), in either direction, due to pot joint bottoming.
Connect back-up light switch connector to steering column wiring harness. Install steering
column wiring harness at connector on left side of steering column.
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