(6) Lower the vehicle until the front tires are just
clear of the floor.
(7) Install the intermediate steering shaft on the
steering gear.
(8) Using roll pin installer, Special Tool 6831A,
install the roll pin in the flex joint of the intermedi-
ate shaft (Fig. 24). Roll pin is installed in coupler
using the following procedure. Remove knurled nut
from small end of removal tool. Insert small end of
removal tool through center of roll pin and then
install and hand tighten knurled nut. Position sleeve
of removal tool on flex joint as shown in (Fig. 24).
Holding threaded shaft of tool from turning tighten
nut (Fig. 24) pulling roll pin into flex joint. Roll pin
must be equally spaced in flex joint.
(9) Slide steering gear and intermediate shaft back
into dash panel sealing boot. Align the steering gear
mounting holes with its mounting holes in crossmem-
ber.
(10) Loosely install the bolts mounting the left side
of the steering gear to the crossmember (Fig. 15).
CAUTION: Tightening the steering gear to cross-
member mounting bolts to the proper torque is very
important.
(11) Install the bolts mounting the right side
mounting bracket for the steering gear to the cross-
member (Fig. 16). Tighten the mounting bolts to a
torque of 58 N·m (43 ft. lbs.).
(12) Tighten the bolts mounting the left side of the
steering gear to the crossmember to a torque of 58
N·m (43 ft. lbs.).
(13) If previously loosened, tighten the bolts
mounting the steering gear mounting bracket to the
right side of the steering gear (Fig. 17) to a torque of
37 N·m (27 ft. lbs.).
CAUTION: Before installing tie rods on steering
gear be sure the tie rod spacer block inside the
steering gear bellows (boot) (Fig. 25) is correctly
aligned with the bolt holes in the rack of the steer-
ing gear and the steering gear bellows.
(14) Attach power steering fluid pressure, and
return lines into proper ports of the steering gear
(Fig. 12). Tighten both power steering hose tube nuts
to a torque of 47 N·m (35 ft. lbs.).
(15) If equipped with speed proportional steering,
connect the wiring harness connector to the solenoid
control valve electrical connector (Fig. 13).
(16) Align center take off on steering gear with the
tie rod assemblies. Install tie rod attaching bolts and
washers into steering gear assembly. Be sure wash-
ers are installed between tie rods and steering
gear (Fig. 26). Tighten the tie rod to steering gear
bolts to a torque of 82 N·m (60 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 24 Steering Coupler Roll Pin Installation
1 – DASH PANEL SEAL AND BOOT
2 – FLEX JOINT
3 – KNURLED NUT
4 – ROLL PIN
5 – STEERING GEAR
6 – SLEEVE
7 – NUT
8 – SPECIAL TOOL 6831A
Fig. 25 Tie Rod Spacer Block
1 – STEERING GEAR BOOT
2 – SPACER BLOCK
LH STEERING 19 - 37
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