- With Tilt Column

Remove or Disconnect

Steering Column Assembly

Column Shift:

Floor Shift:

Disassemble

Tools Required:
J-22635 Lock Shoe and Release Lever Pin Remover and Installer
J-21854-01 Pivot Pin Remover
J-23072 Shift Tube Remover

1. Dash panel bracket and screws from the column.
2. Clamp the steering column in a vise.

^ Clamp at the lower end of the jacket.

3. Turn signal switch.
4. Lock cylinder.
5. Tone alarm switch if it needs to be serviced.

Important
^ The tone alarm switch does not have to be removed to remove the upper bearing housing.

6. Ignition switch.
7. Tilt release lever.
8. Shift lever pivot pin and lever.
9. Housing cover screws and housing cover.

^ Install the tilt release lever and place the column in the "up" position.

10. Tilt lever spring retainer, spring and guide. Use a screwdriver to turn the retainer until it aligns with the grooves in the housing, then remove the retainer.
11. Pot joint to steering shaft clamp bolt and remove the intermediate shaft and pot joint assembly.
12. Upper bearing inner race and seat. Push the upper steering shaft in enough to remove the race and seat.
13. Lower bearing retainer clip.
14. Bearing reinforcement, bearing and bearing adapter assembly from the lower end of the mast jacket.





15. Upper bearing housing pivot pins. Use J-21854-01

^ Install the tilt release lever and disengage the lock shoes

16. Bearing housing by pulling upward to extend the rack full down, and then moving the housing to the left to disengage the ignition switch rack from the actuator rod.
17. Steering shaft assembly from the upper end of the column.
18. Steering shaft by removing the centering spheres and the anti-lash spring.
19. Transmission indicator wire, if so equipped.
20. Bearing housing support to gearshift housing screws and remove the bearing housing support.
21. Ignition switch actuator rod.
22. Shift tube retaining ring and washer.

NOTICE: When removing the shift tube, be sure to guide the lower end through the slotted opening in the mast jacket if the tube is allowed to interfere with the jacket in any way, damage to the lube and jacket could result.





^ Install J-23072 into the lock plate, making sure that the tool screws have good thread engagement in the lock plate. Then, turning the center screw clockwise, force the shift tube from the housing. Remove the shift tube (transmission control lock tube on floor shift models) from the lower end of the mast jacket. Remove J-23072.

23. Lock plate and washer.

^ Slide the lock plate out of the jacket notches by tipping it down toward the housing hub and sliding it under the jacket opening.

24. Shift lever housing from the mast jacket. (Transmission control lock tube housing on floor shift models).

^ Disassemble the bearing housing as follows:

25. Tilt lever opening shield.





26. Lock bolt spring. Remove the retaining screws and move the spring clockwise to remove it from the bolt.





27. Snap ring from the sector drive shaft.

^ With a small punch, lightly tap the drive shaft from the sector.

28. Drive shaft, sector and lock bolt.
29. Rack and rack spring.
30. Tilt release lever pin. Use J-22635.
31. Release lever and spring.

Important
^ To relieve the load on the release lever hold the shoes inward and wedge a block between the top of the shoes (over slots) and bearing housing.

32. Lock shoe retaining pin. Use J-22635.
33. Lock shoes and springs.
34. Bearings from the bearing housing only it they are to be replaced.

^ Remove the separator and balls from the bearings.
^ Place the housing on a work bench and with a pointed punch against the back surface of the race, carefully hammer the race out of the housing until a bearing puller can be used. Repeat for the other race.

Assemble

Column Shift:

Floor Shift:

Tools Required:
J-23073-01 Shift Tube Installer
J-22635 Lock Shoe and Release Lever Pin Remover and Installer

^ If the bearing housing was disassembled, repeat steps 1-9.
^ Apply a thin coat of lithium grease to all friction surfaces.

1. Bearings into the bearing housing, if removed.
2. Lock shoe springs, lock shoes and shoe pin in the bearing housing. Use J-22635 or a 4.5 mm (0.180 inch) diameter rod to line up the shoes for pin installation.
3. Release lever, spring and pin.

Important
^ To relieve the load on the release lever, hold the shoes inward and wedge a block between the top of the shoes (over slots) and bearing housing.

4. Sector drive shaft into the housing.

^ Lightly tap the sector onto the shaft far enough to install the snap ring.

5. Snap ring.
6. Lock bolt. Engage the bolt with the sector cam surface.





7. Rack and spring. The block tooth on the rack should engage the block tooth on the sector.
8. Tilt release lever.
9. Lock bolt spring and retaining screw.

Tighten
^ Screw to 4 N.m (35 lb in).

10. Shift lever spring into the housing. Wind the spring up with pliers and push it into the housing.

^ On floor shift models, install the plunger and slide the gearshift lever housing onto the mast jacket.

11. Washer and lock plate. Slide the lock plate into the notches in the jacket.

NOTICE: Do not push or tap on the end of the shift tube. Be sure that the shift tube lever is aligned with the slotted opening at the lower end of the mast jacket or damage to the shift tube and mast jacket could result.

12. Shift tube into the lower end of the mast jacket.

^ Align the keyway in the tube with the key in the shift lever housing.
^ Install the wobble plate end to J-23073-01 into the upper end of the shift tube far enough to reach the enlarged protion of the tube.
^ Install the adapter over the end of the tool, seating it against the lock plate.





^ Place the nut on the threaded end of the tool and pull the shift tube into the housing.
^ Remove J-23073-01.

13. Bearing support washer and retaining ring. Pull the shift lever housing up far enough to compress the lock plate washer.
14. Bearing support. Align the "V" in the support with the "V" in the jacket.
15. Screws through the support and into the lock plate.

^ Screws to 6.8 N.m (60 lb in).
^ Align the lower bearing adapter with the notches in the jacket

16. Adapter into the lower end of the jacket.
17. Lower bearing, bearing reinforcement and retaining clip.

^ Align the retaining clip with the slots in the reinforcement, jacket and adapter.

18. Centering spheres and anti-lash spring in the upper shaft.
19. Lower shaft from the same side of the spheres that the spring ends protrude.
20. Steering shaft assembly into the shift tube from the upper end. Carefully guide the shaft through the shift tube and bearing.
21. Ignition switch actuator rod through the shift lever housing and insert it in the slot in the bearing support.

^ Extend the rack downward from the bearing housing.





22. Bearing housing over the steering shaft.

^ Engage the rack over the end of the actuator rod.

^ With the release lever installed, hold the lock shoes in the disengaged positions.

23. Bearing housing over the steering shaft until the pivot pin holes line up.
24. Pivot pins.

^ Place the bearing in the full "up" position.

25. Tilt lever spring guide, spring and retainer.

^ With a suitable screwdriver, push the retainer in and turn clockwise to engage it in the housing.

26. Tilt lever opening shield.

^ Remove the tilt release lever.

27. Turn signal housing and retaining screws.

Tighten
^ Screws to 5 N.m (45 lb in)

28. Tilt release lever and shift lever.
29. Ignition switch.
30. Tone alarm switch, if removed.
31. Lock cylinder.
32. Turn signal switch.

^ Remove the column from the vise and J-23074.
^ Align the groove across the upper end of the pot joint with the flat on the steering shaft. Install the pot joint and intermediate shaft assembly to the upper shaft.
^ Install the clamp, bolt and nut. The clamp bolt must pass through the shaft undercut.

Tighten
^ Nut to 60 N.m (44 lb ft).

33. Dash panel bracket and screws to the column.