Steering Intermediate Shaft - Clunk Noise
Bulletin 84-3-9Date Aug. '84
Ref. No. 84-309-3
SUBJECT: "CLUNK" NOISE IN STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
MODELS AFFECTED: 1983-84 CENTURY AND SKYLARK
A "click" or "clunk" felt in the steering wheel during vehicle stops and starts may be caused by intermediate shaft slip joint motion. To correct this condition:
1. Remove intermediate shaft from car per Chassis Service Manual instructions..
2. Remove all foreign matter from shaft by wiping with a shop cloth.
LUBRICATION POINTS:
3. Using chassis grease meeting requirements of GM-6031M (part number 1051344), grease the exposed shaft, FILL SHAFT POCKET AT POINT X and the inside of the tube at Point Y. See figure.
4. Fully compress intermediate shaft assembly two or three times to work grease into the assembly. REPEAT steps 3 and 4 three times.
5. Reinstall intermediate shaft assembly in car.
NOTE: When the intermediate shaft is reinstalled in the vehicle, care should be taken to assure the shaft boot seal is not dimpled or distorted. See figure. A distorted boot which rubs the intermediate shaft assembly may cause a slight steering bind when the vehicle is first operated in very cold weather.