Removal/Installation
Fig. 1 Steering column installation. Motor Home:
MOTOR HOME
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove pot coupling to steering gear shaft clamp nut and bolt.
3. Disconnect electrical connector at column jacket.
4. Remove horn and pad assembly, then remove steering wheel using a suitable puller. Do not attempt to remove steering wheel using a hammer as damage to the steering column and shaft will result.
5. Remove the 4 boot floor plate retaining bolts.
6. Remove the two column clamp to tilt assembly screws and remove column.
Installation
1. Place floor plate and boot on column, then slide column assembly through floor pan opening.
2. Position column so that steering shaft bearing blocks are centered in the pot coupling, then torque the clamp bolt to 35 ft lb.
3. Install but do not tighten steering column upper bracket bolts.
4. With wheels in a straight ahead position, center the steering shaft in the column.
5. Center boot and floor plate and tighten screws.
6. Torque the steering column bracket bolts to 30 ft lb.
7. Install steering wheel with master splines aligned and torque nut to 27 ft lb. Do not drive wheel onto shaft, use nut to draw it down.
8. Install horn switch parts, connect battery ground cable and check operation of lights and horn.
Fig. 2 Steering column coupling & shaft adjustment. Motor Home:
Tilt Column Release Pedal Adjustment
1. Loosen pedal assembly locknut at adjustable mounting bracket assembly.
2. Move column adjusting assembly foot pad rearward, toward the driver, 0.040 inch from center line of rear column adjustable mounting bracket bolt. While holding pedal in this position, tighten nut until column is locked securely.
3. Test operation of column adjusting pedal by depressing and releasing several times. If correctly adjusted, the pedal will return to the approximate position shown.
RAMCHARGER, TRAILDUSTER & D/W-100 THRU 400 SERIES
Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. On vehicles with automatic transmission column shift, disconnect shift rod at lower end of column by prying grommet out of shift lever. A new grommet should be used whenever the rod is disconnected.
3. Remove coupling roll pin at lower end of column.
4. Disconnect electrical connectors at steering column jacket.
5. Remove steering wheel using a suitable puller. Do not attempt to remove steering wheel using a hammer as damage to the steering column and shaft will result.
6. Remove turn signal lever, then the floor plate to floor pan attaching nuts.
7. On 1980 models, remove cluster bezel.
8. Remove panel lower reinforcement.
9. On 1981 - 87 models, disconnect automatic transmission shift indicator cable from bracket on column.
10. Remove steering column bracket to instrument panel support nuts.
11. Disconnect coupling from steering gear worm shaft and remove steering column.
Installation
For installation, refer to the "Vans & Wagons Except Front Wheel Drive" procedure, however, torque steering wheel nut to 60 ft lb on 1980 - 82 models or 45 ft lb on 1983 - 87 models.