- Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning
of this section.
- Remove or disconnect the following:
- Negative battery cable
- Pressure and return lines from the steering gear
- Upper and lower steering gear shaft U-joint shield from the flex coupling
- Bolts that secure the flex coupling to the steering gear and to the
column steering shaft assembly
- Pitman arm from the sector shaft, using tool T64P-3590-F. Remove the
tool from the Pitman arm. Do not damage the seals
- Support the steering gear, and remove the steering gear attaching bolts.
- Work the steering gear free of the flex coupling and remove the steering
gear from the vehicle.
To install:
- Install or connect the following:
- Lower U-joint shield onto the steering gear lugs. Slide the upper U-joint
shield into place on the steering shaft assembly.
- Slide the flex coupling into place on the steering shaft assembly. Turn
the steering wheel so that the spokes are in the horizontal position and
center the steering gear input shaft.
- Steering gear input shaft into the flex coupling and into place on the
frame side rail. Torque the bolts to 50–62 ft. lbs. (68–84
Nm). Torque the flex coupling bolt 30–40 ft. lbs. (41–54 Nm).
- Pitman arm on the sector shaft. Torque the nut to 170–228 ft.
lbs. (230–310 Nm).
- Pressure and the return lines to the steering gear
- Negative battery cable
- Fill the power steering reservoir to the proper level.