Standard Column: Reassembly
- Apply a thin coat of lithium grease to all friction surfaces. Install dash panel seal, floor pan and firewall clamps over end of column. Lubricate all bearing surfaces on shift tube. Place felt seal onto shift tube (next to spring) and place shift tube in jacket.
- On 3-speed column shift models, temporarily install spacer, 1st-Reverse shift lever and lower adjusting ring. Place a block of wood on top of adjusting ring and tap until shift tube bottoms. Remove adjusting ring, shift lever and spacer.
- On models with A/T, align 3 holes in selector plate with 3 holes in jacket. Shift tube spring retainer must be bottomed against jacket stops. Position clamping ring and install 3 screws.
- On 3-speed columns, lubricate and install spacer and 1st-Reverse (tang of lever towards top of column). On all columns, install lower bearing in adjusting ring. Then install adjusting ring and bearing, clamp, washers and bolts.
- Install shift lever housing (or extension housing) seat and bushing to upper end of housing. Thread directional signal switch wiring harness through switch and shift lever (or extension) housing.
- Lubricate inner diameter of shift (extension) housing and install onto upper end of column. Install switch housing plastic washer assembly. Press upper bearing into switch contact support.
- Install directional signal switch housing, contact support, bearing, and switch screws. Tighten screws to 25 INCH lbs. (2.8 N.m). Install column wiring harness cover and back-up lamp switch. Install directional signal and gearshift levers.
- Loosely install lower bearing preload spring and clamp. Slide steering shaft assembly through column assembly. Install directional signal canceling cam, steering shaft nut and lock washer.