Steering Shaft: Service and Repair

Intermediate Shaft and Dash Seal Removal and Installation

Removal
1. Turn the steering wheel until it is horizontal, with the spokes pointing down. This is the straight-ahead position. Make a mark on the stub shaft housing that lines up with a mark on the intermediate shaft lower universal joint. This mark will be used for proper alignment during installation.





2. Remove the lower pinch bolt from the universal joint on the intermediate shaft.





3. Turn the steering wheel so that the upper pinch bolt is accessible. Remove the upper pinch bolt from the universal joint on the intermediate shaft.





4. Remove the nuts from the dash seal retaining ring and remove the dash seal retaining ring.





5. Remove the coupling from the power steering gear and pull the intermediate shaft out of the engine compartment.





Installation
1. Install the intermediate shaft into the vehicle.





2. Install the dash seal retaining ring with the nuts.
Tighten:
Tighten the dash seal retaining ring nuts to 7 Nm (62 in. lbs.).





3. Attach the upper universal joint of the intermediate shaft onto the steering column.
4. Install the pinch bolt into the upper universal joint on the intermediate shaft and tighten the bolt.
Tighten:
Tighten the upper intermediate shaft pinch bolt to 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).





5. Attach the lower universal joint of the intermediate shaft onto the steering gear stub shaft.





6. Install the bolt into the lower universal joint on the intermediate shaft and tighten the bolt.
Tighten:
Tighten the lower intermediate shaft pinch bolt to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).