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Disassembly (Column Shift)

  1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove steering column from vehicle. See STEERING COLUMN  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Remove steering wheel. See STEERING WHEEL & HORN PAD  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Remove shaft lock cover. See Figure . Using Lock Plate Compressor (J-23653-C), compress lock plate and pry retaining ring from groove in steering shaft. See Figure . Discard retaining ring. Remove lock plate. Remove turn signal canceling cam.
  2. Remove upper bearing spring. Remove upper bearing race seat and inner race. Place turn signal in up (right turn) position. Remove turn signal/combination switch lever and hazard switch lever. Remove switch actuator arm screw and switch actuator arm. Remove 3 turn signal switch retaining screws. Remove steering column support bracket bolts and support bracket.
  3. Disconnect turn signal switch electrical connector. Remove 2 wiring protectors and carefully pull wiring through steering column. Remove turn signal switch and allow to hang free.
  4. Remove buzzer switch. Place key in lock cylinder and turn to LOCK position. Remove lock retaining screw, being careful not to drop screw down column. See Figure . Pull lock cylinder from housing.
  5. Remove 3 column housing cover screws. Remove tilt lever. Remove column housing cover. Remove column housing cover end cap and dimmer switch rod actuator assembly. Separate dimmer switch rod actuator from end cap. Remove washer/wiper switch actuator pivot pin. Remove washer/wiper switch.
  6. Using screwdriver, push down and turn counterclockwise to release and remove tilt spring retainer. Remove tilt spring and spring guide. Using Pivot Pin Remover (J-21854-01), remove tilt pivot pins from steering column. Reinstall tilt lever. Pull back on tilt lever and pull column housing down and away separating housing from column.
  7. Remove bearing assembly. Remove shaft lock bolt spring screw, lock bolt spring and shaft lock bolt. Remove ignition switch actuator rack and rack preload spring. Remove drive shaft. Remove switch actuator sector. Using Lock Shoe/Release Lever Pin Remover/Installer (J-22635), remove release lever pin. Remove shoe release lever and release lever spring.
  8. Lock Shoe/Release Lever Pin Remover/Installer (J-22635), remove lock shoe dowel pin. Remove lock shoes and lock shoe springs from column housing. Mark upper steering shaft to lower steering shaft for reassembly reference. Tilt lower steering shaft up to 90-degree angle and separate from upper steering shaft. Rotate upper steering shaft centering sphere 90 degrees and slip out of upper shaft. Remove joint preload spring from centering sphere.
  9. Remove 4 steering column housing support screws. Remove steering column housing support and dimmer switch actuator rod assembly. Remove dimmer switch actuator rod from column housing support. Remove shift lever gate retaining screws, and remove shift lever gate from column housing support.
  10. Disconnect dimmer switch electrical connector. Remove dimmer switch retaining screws and dimmer switch. Remove ignition switch retaining screw and ignition switch. Remove ignition switch actuator rod. Remove shift tube retaining ring and thrust washer.
  11. Remove lower bearing adapter clip from bottom of steering column. Remove lower bearing adapter retainer. Remove adapter and bearing assembly. Using Shift Tube Remover (J-23072), remove shift tube assembly from bottom of steering column.
  12. Remove gearshift lever bowl lock plate and wave washer. Remove gearshift lever bowl and bowl shroud assembly from upper steering column. Separate gearshift lever bowl from bowl shroud. Remove shift lever spring from gearshift lever bowl.
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