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Steering Column: Installation

  1. Place wheels in a straight-ahead position. Align and install flat part of steering gear shaft with bolt hole in universal coupling. See Fig 1 .
    Fig 1: Installing Spectrum & Sprint Lower Joint
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  2. Finger tighten universal coupling pinch bolt. First tighten lower column bracket nuts and then upper column bracket nuts. Tighten steering coupling pinch bolt.
  3. Install combination switch and steering wheel. Connect ignition switch and combination switch harness connectors. Install joint cover.