Removal/Installation
Fig. 1 Steering column installation. Motor Home:
MOTOR HOME
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove pot coupling to steering gear shaft clamp nut and bolt.
3. Disconnect electrical connector at column jacket.
4. Remove horn and pad assembly, then remove steering wheel using a suitable puller. Do not attempt to remove steering wheel using a hammer as damage to the steering column and shaft will result.
5. Remove the 4 boot floor plate retaining bolts.
6. Remove the two column clamp to tilt assembly screws and remove column.
Installation
1. Place floor plate and boot on column, then slide column assembly through floor pan opening.
2. Position column so that steering shaft bearing blocks are centered in the pot coupling, then torque the clamp bolt to 35 ft. lbs.
3. Install but do not tighten steering column upper bracket bolts.
4. With wheels in a straight ahead position, center the steering shaft in the column.
5. Center boot and floor plate and tighten screws.
6. Torque the steering column bracket bolts to 30 ft. lbs.
7. Install steering wheel with master splines aligned and torque nut to 27 ft. lbs. Do not drive wheel onto shaft, use nut to draw it down.
8. Install horn switch parts, connect battery ground cable and check operation of lights and horn.
Fig. 2 Steering column coupling & shaft adjustment. Motor Home:
Tilt Column Release Pedal Adjustment
1. Loosen pedal assembly locknut at adjustable mounting bracket assembly.
2. Move column adjusting assembly foot pad rearward, toward the driver, 0.040 inch from center line of rear column adjustable mounting bracket bolt. While holding pedal in this position, tighten nut until column is locked securely.
3. Test operation of column adjusting pedal by depressing and releasing several times. If correctly adjusted, the pedal will return to the approximate position shown.
Fig. 6 Steering column installation. 1984 front wheel drive Mini-Vans/Wagons:
Fig. 7 Steering column installation. 1985---87 front wheel drive Mini-Vans/Wagons:
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE MINI-VANS/WAGONS
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. On vehicles with column shift, disconnect cable rod by prying out of grommet in shift lever, then remove cable clip and disconnect cable from lower bracket. A new grommet should be used when rod is disconnected from lever.
3. Disconnect electrical connectors from column jacket.
4. Remove steering wheel center pad assembly, then disconnect horn wire(s) and remove horn switch, if used.
5. Remove steering wheel using a suitable puller. Do not attempt to remove steering wheel using a hammer as damage to the steering column and shaft will result.
6. Remove instrument panel steering column cover and lower reinforcement, then disconnect bezel.
7. Remove indicator setscrew and gearshift indicator from shift housing.
8. Remove steering column support to instrument panel support nuts and lower the support bracket. Do not remove roll pin to remove steering column assembly.
9. Grasp steering column assembly and pull rearward to disconnect lower stub shaft from steering gear coupling. If vehicle is equipped with speed control and manual transmission, use care to avoid damaging clutch pedal speed control switch.
10. Reinstall anti-rattle coupling spring completely into lower coupling tube, making sure anti-rattle spring snaps into coupling slot.
11. Remove steering column.
Installation
1. Insert steering column through opening, then align lower stub shaft with lower coupling and insert stub shaft.
2. Raise column into place over the five studs, then install but do not tighten the five stud nuts. Use washers on the breakaway capsules.
3. Pull column rearward and torque the five stud nuts to 105 inch lbs.
4. Using needle nose pliers, pull coupling spring up until spring touches universal joint flange.
5. Connect gearshift cable rod to shift lever by snapping rod into grommet with pliers, then adjust linkage. A new grommet should always be used when rod is disconnected from lever.
6. Place steering wheel on shaft with master splines aligned, then on models with automatic transaxle, place damper assembly inside steering wheel. Install retaining wheel retaining nut and torque to 45 ft. lbs. Do not drive onto shaft, use retaining nut to draw it down.
7. Install horn switch components and connect horn switch wire.
8. Connect electrical connectors at steering column jacket, then reconnect battery and check operation of lights and horn.
9. On vehicles with automatic transaxle, connect gearshift indicator pointer in its approximate original position, then slowly move gearshift lever from Low position to Park position, pausing at each position. If necessary, align pointer correctly.
10. Install instrument panel steering column cover.