Pontiac firebird 1968 - Page 397

7B-2
1968 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
ALIGN SHIFT LEVERS
IN NEUTRAL POSITION
BY INSERTING A
.186/.185 DIA. GAGE PIN
THROUGH HOLES
IN LEVERS AS SHOWN
TRANS. ASSY.
<S> LUBRICATE WITH CHASSIS LUBRICANT
SCREW
LEVER (1ST. & REV.)
Fig. 7B-1 Tempest Column Shift Controls
4. Position levers on transmission in neutral.
5. Retorque jam nuts to 30 lb. ft.
6. Remove gauge pin and check complete shift
pattern.
MINOR REPAIRS
EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL
REMOVE AND REPLACE
1. Remove drive shaft as outlined in Section 4C.
2. Remove seal by prying out with screw driver.
3. Wash counterbore with cleaning solvent and in-
spect for damage.
4. Inspect propeller shaft yoke for nicks, burrs
or scratches which would cut new seal or cause seal
to leak or damage bushing.
5. Coat new seal with sealing compound and start
new seal in opening.
6. Place collar J 6403-2 onto tool J 6403-1 (Fig.
7B-5).
NOTE: Flat side of J 6403-2 must be toward rear
of J 6403-1.
7. Place tool J 6403-1 over end of output shaft.
8. Tap end of tool with soft hammer to seat seal.
9. Reinstall drive shaft.
EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL AND BUSHING
REMOVE AND REPLACE
1. Remove drive shaft.
2. Insert tool J 4&30-02 over output shaft and
tighten screw.
3. Attach slide hammer J-2619. Using hammer,
pull bushing and seal from extension housing (Fig.
7B-6).
4. Start new bushing into extension housing.