254—STEERING
CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
-TOOL
55x177
Fig.
40—Adjusting Manual Control Valve to Neutral
Position with Tool C-3445
If steering gear arm moves to one extreme
or other and stays there, rotate tool in either
direction until arm starts to move. Then,
slightly rotate tool in opposite direction until
arm stops moving. Install a 1%
6
inch socket
on a torque wrench and place on steering gear
arm retaining nut. Rotate gear shaft in both
directions from one extreme of travel to the
other. The torque required to move shaft should
be the same in both directions.
Where torque is higher in one direction than
in opposite, rotate valve adjusting tool (Fig.
40) slightly in opposite direction to direction
SLOT
COUPLING
54
x 732
Fig.
41—Installing Coupling
in which steering gear arm has highest torque
reading. Change valve position in slight var-
iations, at a time, to prevent overadjusting.
When torque is same in both directions, re-
move tool. When valve is properly centered
torque should not exceed 40 foot-pounds torque
in either direction.
NOTE
Where gear shaft requires more than 40 foot-
pounds torque to rotate it, and /or where torque
is uneven at any point through full travel of
shaft, it probably has a cocked gear shaft cover,
dirt has entered interior, or circulating balls are
defective or improperly installed.
b.
Installing Coupling at Center of No Backlash
Position and Gear Shaft Adjustment
The steering tube coupling must be installed
with slot in coupling in vertical plane (Fig.
41).
There are no master serrations on either
worm shaft or coupling. A mark is scribed on
coupling. This mark should be set at 12 o'clock
when steering worm shaft is at center so steer-
ing tube master serration will be in position to
allow for proper installation of steering wheel.
c. Adjustment
Center steering tube coupling or steering wheel
to overall travel of steering gear. With gear in
center position, loosen adjustment until there
is some backlash. Slowly turn adjusting screw
"in"
until backlash disappears. Then, turn ad-
justing screw "in" three-fourths of turn and
lock in position.
17.
INSTALLATION OF POWER STEERING
GEAR IN CAR
Install Power Steering Gear Assembly from un-
der car and up through the dash panel into the
jacket. Install housing to frame attaching bolts,
flat washers, swivel washers and nuts, but do
not tighten. Swivel washers permit alignment
of housing to dash.
Slide steering column jacket down over worm
housing. Install turn signal lever, being sure
column jacket does not restrict lever. Tighten
jacket to steering gear housing clamp. Connect
turn signal wires. Install steering column to
instrument panel bracket and install steering
wheel. If clearance between steering column
jacket and steering wheel is less than % inch,
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