250—STEERING
CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
same precautions to protect sealing surfaces on
housing head as used when disassembling. Slide
connector unit onto upper piston rod with open
threaded end away from piston. Lubricate the
valve control spacer seal with Lubriplate and
install in center of valve control spacer. Should
it be necessary to replace valve control spacer
or upper piston rod, for any reason, always
select spacer to match. The spacer must be free
of burrs. The length of valve control spacer
selected must be the same as distance between
seat of valve control spacer seal retainer and
seated upper piston rod nut. Place tool over
threaded end of upper piston rod (Fig. 30).
Lubricate valve control spacer retainers with
Lubriplate and place into position (small diam-
eter first) so they nest in valve control spac-
er. Slide spacer seal and retainer assembly
over tool into position on piston rod, and re-
move tool.
Install upper piston rod nut and tighten se-
curely with Tool C-3328. Lock in place, using
piston rod nut lock, by tapping outer diameter
of lock into nut recess, as shown in Figure 31.
Slide valve rod adjusting disc retainer (larg-
est diameter first) over end of upper piston rod.
Thread valve rod disc (extended lock thread
section outward) onto valve rod until approx-
imately three threads show to aid in later ad-
justment. When installing disc on rod, consid-
erable resistance should be noticed. If not,
TOOL
53x865A
Fig.
32—Installing Piston and Rod Assembly
(Tool C-3437 and C-3344)
crimp end of disc slightly to cause threads of
disc to bind on rod. However, maximum torque
required to turn disc on rod should not exceed
20 inch-pounds. Place lock sleeve on worm con-
nector (tang of sleeve toward threaded end).
Lubricate two "D" type (neoprene) piston
rings with Lubriplate and install on piston. To
aid in installation of rings, slide rings over
ring lands and to center of piston, and then
slide rings into position in ring lands.
c. Installation of Piston and Rod Assembly
in Gear Housing
Lubricate lower piston rod, teeth of rack and
Tool C-3437 (Fig. 32) and position tool in
teeth of rack. Lubricate large "0" rings and
GEAR SHAFT ADJUSTING SCREW
TOOL
'O"
RING
53x867
53x837A
Fig.
31—Locking Upper Piston Rod Nut Lock Cap
Fig.
33—Installing Gear Shaft Adjusting Screw
"O"
Ring with Tool C-3401
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