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Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
Replacing the rag joint and steering shaft in my '71 pickup and after taking it out, I realized I should have paid closer attention to the placement of the bearing, spring and washer. The bearing wont go up past the splines, should it?
Does the spring go on the bottom or top of the bearing? How close to the steering box should the clamp on the bottom of the shaft be? Thanks BTW...it is power steering if that matters |
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
Spring placement??
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
One more pic
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
Hope this helps. This is what my setup looks like.
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
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You have to remove the bolt before the clamp will slide all the way up on the splines. There is a notch in the splined shaft that the bolt has to align with. The spring goes between the bearing and the large washer.... LockDoc
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
OK, not sure I got it right yet. From the top down (left to right in pic), the smaller part of the bearing is facing into the column, then spring is below it, then washer, then shaft clamp with the bolt removed. Do I have the bearing upside down?
Should there be tension on spring or should I just make sure wheel is down on column before tightening clamp bolt? |
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
Thanks, thread was perfect also.
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
No problem. Let us know if you have any more questions.... LockDoc
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Re: Steering shaft bearing/spring placement
Haven't got to that point in my reassembly, but I'm pretty sure the shop manual not only has instructions on this it also has measurements for the spring and washer and so on. It looked non-trivial (only because I haven't done it before) so I'd check it out if you can.
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