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Steering Column: Installation

  1. Install dust cover to intermediate shaft. Make sure bearing side of cover faces steering shaft side of intermediate shaft. See Fig 1 & 3.
    Fig 1: Determining Correct Intermediate Shaft Installation Position
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  2. Apply grease to bearing and dust cover. Install bearing (2-piece) into dust cover. Attach intermediate shaft lower joint to steering gear and temporarily tighten dust cover bolts. Now tighten lower joint clamp bolt.
    Fig 2: Dust Cover and Bearing Installation
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  3. Connect intermediate shaft upper joint to steering shaft. Attach steering column brackets to dash. Tighten clamp bolt of intermediate shaft and column bracket bolts.
  4. Loosen dust cover bolts and position dust cover so no clearance exists between joint and dust cover sliding surfaces. Tighten dust cover bolts. Adjust steering wheel position if necessary.