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Re: [GMCnet] Lower Steering Shaft Removal [message #344916 is a reply to message #344915] Thu, 04 July 2019 22:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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The bolts are SAE, you need to bring the lip down so the socket edges
catch.
Call me for guidance

On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 8:32 PM Jim Kanomata , wrote:

> You must mark the parts so you put it back exactly the same as there is a
> gemetric fit that must be observed so one does not end up going off phase
>
> On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 8:15 PM Stu Rasmussen via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> I need to remove the lower steering shaft and didn't find any information
>> on how to do it in a search of the forums. (Why, you ask? Because the upper
>> steering shaft lower bearing is in the wrong place according to the
>> diagrams and the shaft / CV joint are wobbly when stopped and noisy while
>> driving)
>>
>> It appears from the diagrams that once the upper spline retaining bolt is
>> removed the telescoping shaft elements should have enough room to allow the
>> CV joint to slide off the splined shaft of the steering column.
>>
>> After removing the retaining bolt and applying some muscle to the
>> telescoping shaft trying to press it downward there was no movement.
>>
>> Does this mean the telescoping members are probably rusted together or am
>> I doing the whole thing wrong?
>>
>> If I am on the right track and the telescoping shafts are rusted would
>> injecting grease at the Zerk possibly let it slide or is this a fool's
>> errand?
>>
>> I thought about trying to take the CV joint apart but the bolt heads
>> didn't match up with any of my wrenches: 7/16", 1/2", 11mm & 12mm. What
>> size are
>> they?
>>
>> Thanks for any information -
>>
>> Stu
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>> Silverton, OR
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>> '77 Birchaven
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