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8-3.
STEERING SHAFT MAINTENANCE (Con’t).
b.
DISASSEMBLY
1.
Remove snapring (13) from cover
(14).
NOTE
Ensure that lower steering shaft
(6) and cover (14) are marked for
proper alinement during assembly.
2.
Mark cover (14) and lower steering
shaft (6). Tap cover off of lower
steering shaft, and remove bearing
blocks (10) and tension spring (12)
from pin (15). Remove washer (11)
from inside seal (9).
3.
Replace all damaged components.
c .
ASSEMBLY
1.
Fill seal (9) with grease and install washer (11) into lip of seal. Coat pin (15) with grease, and
install tension spring (12) and bearing blocks (10) onto pin.
2 .
Aline marks on cover (14) and end of lower steering shaft (6), and push cover over end of
lower steering shaft. Ensure that seal (9) is properly seated and install snapring (13).
d. INSTALLATION
1 .
Lubricate end of upper shaft (5). Install lower steering shaft (6) onto upper shaft with notch in
cover (14) toward flat side of spline on upper shaft. Tap into place.
2 .
Tap bolt into upper and lower steering shafts (5 and 6) and install nut.
3 .
Install 2 nuts (4 and 7), washers (3 and 8), and flanged end of lower steering shaft (6) to
flexible coupling (2) at steering gear (1). Tighten nuts to 20 Ib.-ft. (27 N.m),
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