Standard Column (All Models): Reassembly

Coat all friction surfaces with multi-purpose grease before reassembly. Position lock sector on sector shaft. Insert sector through lock cylinder hole. Use a blunt punch to push sector into place. Make sure sector turns freely after installation.
Install rack preload spring. Make sure bowed side of preload spring is against lock rack. Assemble lock rack and lock spring. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Assembling Lock Bolt and Lock Rack Lock bolt must be fully seated in rack.
Install assembled lock bolt and lock rack in housing. Make sure block tooth of lock rack is mated with block tooth of sector. See Fig 2 .

Fig 2: Installing Lock Bolt and Lock Rack Block tooth of rack must mate with block tooth of sector.
Place key release lever return spring over post in housing. Place release lever finger in lock rack slot. Position hole in lever over threaded hole in housing post. Make sure inner end of spring contacts release lever. See Fig 3 .

Fig 3: Installing Release Lever and Spring Inner end of spring must contact release lever.
Raise lever slightly and place end of lever spring between lever and housing boss. Coat wave washer with multi-purpose grease. Place wave washer on post over release lever.
Place shroud on directional signal switch housing. Install and tighten retaining screws. Make sure release lever wave washer is not dislodged when shroud is installed. Install remote rod on lock rack with short end of rod in rack.
Place assembled housing and shroud on column. Install and tighten retaining screws. Install lock cylinder to housing. Insert key in lock cylinder. Hold cylinder sleeve and rotate key clockwise until key stops.
Place lock cylinder in housing bore making sure cylinder tab is aligned with keyway in housing. Push cylinder inward until it bottoms. Rotate key counterclockwise until drive section of cylinder mates with sector. Push cylinder in fully until tab engages in housing groove.
Turn cylinder clockwise to stop, then counterclockwise to stop at "OFF-UNLOCK" position. Place ignition switch on jacket. Move switch to extreme left position ("ACC"). Move slider 2 positions to right ("OFF-UNLOCK"). Insert remote rod into switch slider hole.
Place switch on column. Install and tighten retaining screws. Install lower bearing, bearing adapter, retainer and snap ring in lower end of column. Insert steering shaft in column through lower end.
Bend directional signal switch wires against connector. Feed connector and harness through housing and shroud. Align switch in housing. Install and tighten retaining screws.
On vehicles without Cruise Command, install directional signal switch lever. On vehicles with Cruise Command, install lever and switch assembly. Use string taped to harness during disassembly to help feed wires into housing.
Remove string and tape. Connect wires to switch terminal and install lever. Install thrust washer, upper bearing preload spring, and canceling cam on steering shaft.
Position canceling cam as shown in Fig. Fig 4 . Place directional signal switch in neutral position and install hazard warning switch knob.

Fig 4: Installing Directional Signal Switch Canceling Cam Cam must be positioned as shown for proper operation of turn signal switch.
Position lock plate on steering shaft. Place new snap ring on sleeve of compressor tool (J-23653 for American threads, J-23653-4 for metric threads). Thread tool sleeve onto end of steering shaft. Compress lock plate and install snap ring in steering shaft groove}.
Install anti-theft cover. Remove support tool from steering column. Install mounting bracket and torque bolts to specification. Connect directional signal switch wire connector to column bracket Install steering wheel. Install column in vehicle.

Apply multi-purpose grease to all friction surfaces. Install shift tube. Install nylon thrust washer in lower end of shift tube, making sure flat side of washer faces upper end of tube.
Install preload spring and lower bearing making sure bearing metal face is toward retainer. Install retainer and retainer clip.
Install lower nylon bearing in upper end of column. Make sure smaller inside diameter faces toward lower end of tube and bearing notches engage 3 locator crimps in column.
Align shift bowl with shift tube spline and install bowl. Install rack preload spring in upper housing. Place large end of sector on sector shaft. Place sector into place using a blunt punch.
Install shift gate lock and retaining screws. Tighten screws to specification. Install shift quadrant lamp and cover. Install quadrant indicator by pressing retainer clips into place with flat side toward bowl.
Assemble lock bolt and lock rack. See Figure . Install lock bolt and lock rack in shift bowl. See Fig 1 . Make sure block tooth of lock rack engages block tooth of sector. See Figure .

Fig 1: Installing Lock Rack and Bolt into Shift Bowl Block tooth of lock rack must engage the block tooth of sector.
Install nylon thrust cup in upper housing, making sure flared end of cup faces outward. Rotate shift bowl as far as possible counterclockwise and install upper housing. Tighten screws to specification.
Guide shift quadrant lamp wire and remote lock rod into position between shift bowl and column. Install directional signal switch and harness. Remove tape from harness and connector. Place harness in plastic protector. Install and tighten switch retaining screws.
NOTE: Make sure switch actuating lever pivot is correctly aligned and seated in upper housing boss.
On vehicles without Cruise Command, install directional signal switch lever. On vehicles with Cruise Command, install directional signal switch lever and Cruise Command switch using string taped to harness. Remove string and tape. Connect wires to terminals.
Install steering shaft from lower end of column. Install thrust washer, upper bearing preload spring and canceling cam on steering shaft. Install lock plate, making sure lock plate splines are aligned with steering shaft splines.
Make sure canceling cam shaft protrudes through lock plate opening. Install a new steering shaft snap ring on lock plate compressor tool (J-23653 for American threaded steering shaft nut, J-23653-4 for metric threaded nut). Compress lock plate with tool.
Install snap ring in groove in steering shaft. Remove compressor tool. Install anti-theft cover. Install steering wheel. Install gearshift lever. Install lock cylinder in housing. Install ignition switch on column.
Place shift bowl in any position but "P". Rotate bowl until lock rack bottoms against lower surface of bowl. Move ignition switch slider to left toward "ACC" position.
Move slide two positions to right toward "OFF-UNLOCK" position. Insert remote rod into slider hole. Attach ignition switch to steering column. Move switch out of "OFF-UNLOCK" position. Install column in vehicle as previously outlined.