Steering Column - Clunk Noise
Number 84-3-14 Date 8/84Subject: "CLUNK" NOISE IN STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT -- 1983-84 6000 AND PHOENIX
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.
INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS:
3. Using chassis grease meeting requirements of GM-6031M (Part Number 1051344), grease the exposed shaft. FILL SHAFT POCKET AT POINT X and inside of the tube at point Y (see illustration).
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.
BOOT SEAL LOCATION:
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 illustration). 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.