Turning Angle

Fig. 1 Removing Cover & Joint Bolt:

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove cover B and joint bolt A, Fig. 1.
3. Slide shaft out of joint.
4. Remove plug from rear steering gear and, sighting through hole, turn steering angle input shaft to align notch in input shaft with center of hole.
5. Remove set bolt attached to rear steering gear and install it in steering gear to set input shaft, torquing to 43-69 inch lbs. After input shaft is set, manually turn rear joint and check that shaft does not move.
6. Lower vehicle and check front and rear wheel alignment, adjusting as necessary.
7. Mark steering straight ahead position as follows:
a. Place a piece of masking tape on steering wheel and column cover.
b. Drive vehicle on a straight, flat road for at least 18.6 ft. and note steering wheel position. Stop and mark straight ahead position on steering wheel and column cover tape.
8. Install shaft and rear joint removed in step 3, torquing bolt to 191-269 inch lbs.
9. Install and tighten a new wire on joint boot.
10. Install set bolt in rear steering gear, torquing to 14-21 ft. lbs.
11. Check steering angle transfer shaft alignment as follows:
a. With marks between steering wheel and column cover aligned, check that rear wheels do not turn off center when engine is started.
b. If rear wheels move, repeat adjustment procedure.