"C" & "K" Models Without Tilt Wheel: Reassembly

Apply a thin coat of lithium grease to all friction surfaces. Install sector into directional signal and lock cylinder housing. Install sector in lock cylinder hole over sector shaft with tang end to outside of hole.
Press sector over shaft with blunt tool. Install shift lever detent plate onto housing. Insert rack preload spring into housing from bottom side. Long section should be toward handwheel and hook onto edge of housing.
Assemble locking bolt onto crossover arm on rack and insert rack and lock bolt assembly into housing from bottom with teeth up (toward handwheel) and toward center line of column. Align first tooth on sector with last tooth on rack; if aligned properly, block teeth will lineup when rack assembly is pushed all the way in.

Fig 1: Exploded View of Steering Column Assembly for "C" & "K" Models
Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
Install thrust cup on bottom hub of housing. Install gearshift housing lower bearing from very end of jacket, while aligning indentations in bearing with projections on jacket.
CAUTION: If bearing is not properly installed, it will not rest on all the stops provided.
Install shift lever spring into gearshift lever (or lock tube) housing. Install housing and shroud assemblies onto upper end of mast jacket. Rotate housing to be sure it is seated in bearing.
With shift lever housing in place, install directional signal and lock cylinder housing onto jacket. Gearshift housing should be in "P" position and rack pulled downward. Be sure directional signal housing is seated on jacket. Install and tighten 4 screws.
Press lower bearing into adapter assembly. Insert shift tube assembly into lower end of jacket and rotate until upper shift tube key slides into housing keyway.
On vehicles with automatic transmission or floor shift, assemble spring, lower bearing and adapter assembly into bottom of jacket. Holding adapter in place, install lower bearing reinforcement and retainer clip. Be sure clip snaps into jacket and reinforcement slots.
On vehicles with manual transmission and column shift, loosely attach 3 screws in jacket and shift tube bearing. Assemble 1st-Reverse lever and lower bearing and adapter assembly into bottom of jacket. Holding adapter in place, install bearing reinforcement and retaining clip.
Be sure clip snaps into jacket and reinforcement slots. Place a 0.005" (0.13 mm) shim between 1st-Reverse lever and lever spacer and turn upper shift tube bearing down until definite drag is felt at 1st-Reverse lever. Tighten attaching screws and remove shim.
On all models, install neutral or back-up switch. Slide steering shaft into column and install upper bearing thrust washer. Install directional signal switch, lock cylinder assembly and ignition switch. Install shift lever and pin. Remove column from vise. Install dash bracket to column and tighten screws.