CHEVROLET CAMARO 1967 1.G Chassis Workshop Manual

STEERING 9-21

Fig.
43-Removing Shift Tube Using Shift Tube Remover J-22551

nut on tool. If the shift tube is not completely free

when tool is removed, complete removal by hand.

As shift tube is removed from automatic columns,

use care as lower shift lever is lowered through bot-

tom of mast jacket. Do not hammer or force shift

tube during removal from mast jacket.

23.
Remove lockplate (fig. 44) by sliding out of jacket

notches. Tip plate down toward bowl hub and slide

out from under top edge of jacket opening. Remove

wave washer.

24.
Remove bowl from mast jacket. Remove signal

switch and bearing housing if not previously

removed.

25.
On automatic column, remove shift lever spring from

bowl by winding spring up with pliers and pulling out.

26.
On automatic column, remove screws securing shift

stop plate to support, if necessary.

27.
Remove upper bearing from upper bearing housing, if

necessary.

Fig.
44—Lockplate Installed
28.
Remove lower bearing from lower bearing adapter,

if necessary.

29.
Service lock shoes, release springs, or shoe release

if necessary, as follows:

a. Drive the lock shoe retaining pin out of the hous-

ing using release lever pivot remover Tool

J-22635 (fig. 45, View A).

b.
Hold the shoe springs in compression by rocking

lock shoes in with a wedge to relieve the load on

the shoe release lever; drive out shoe release

lever pin using Tool J-22635 (fig. 45, View B).

Remove shoe release lever and release lever

spring.

c. Remove lock shoes and lock shoe springs.

30.
If necessary, remove seals from lower end of shift-

tube and discard seals.

31.
Unwrap mesh cover from jacket, if necessary.

Assembly-Tilt Column (Fig. 37)

1.
Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all

friction surfaces.

2.
Assemble bearing housing components as follows:

NOTE:
With tilt lever opening on the left side,

shoes facing up, position the four slot shoe on

the left.

a. Place lock shoe springs and lock shoes in position

in bearing housing. Line up shoes for pin instal-

lation using Tool J-22635 (fig. 45). Install shoe

pin flush with housing face on shoe release lever

pin side.

b.
Hold the shoe springs in compression by rocking

lock shoes in. Insert pin through release lever

and install pin and lever.

3.
If lower bearing was removed, press lower bearing

into adapter.

4.
If upper bearing was removed, press upper bearing

into race on top of bearing housing.

5. On automatic columns, install stop plate on support

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STEERING 9-22

Fig.
45—Removing Lock Shoe Retaining Pin Using Tool J-22635

with screws, if plate was removed during dis-

assembly.

On automatic columns, press a new shift lever spring

into bowl, if original spring was removed.

Insert the signal switch wire harness and connector

through the bearing housing and bowl. Retain the

housing and bowl together during remaining assem-

bly. (On columns where signal switch connector can

be inserted through bowl, it is not necessary to re-

Fig.
46—Installing Shift Tube Using Shift Tube

Installer Tool J-22549
tain bearing housing and bowl together.)

8. Slide bowl into top of mast jacket.

9. Place wave washer and lockplate into position. Work

lockplate into notches in jacket by tipping lockplate

toward bowl hub under the top edge of the jacket.

10.
If seals were removed from lower end of shift tube,

cement new seals into place.

11.
Carefully install shift tube in lower end of mast

jacket. On automatic columns, align key way in tube

with key in bowl. Complete installation of shift tube

using shift tube installer Tool J-22549 as shown in

Figure 46. Do not hammer or force tube when in-

stalling in jacket.

12.
Pull up on bowl to compress wave washer and install

thrust washer and shift tube retaining ring.

13.
Insert support into jacket by aligning "V" in support

with "V" notch in jacket. Insert mounting screws

through support into lockpiate and tighten screws.

14.
Align fingers of lower bearing adapter with holes in

jacket and pilot adapter over shift tube. Snap adapter

into place.

15.
Install back-up lamp/neutral start switch on column,

if so equipped, using the same mounting nuts re-

moved during disassembly. Install the switch loose-

ly, it is to be adjusted when column is installed in

the vehicle.

16.
Assemble the steering shaft as follows:

a. Clamp the lower portion of the steering shaft in a

vise with the socket facing upward.

b.
Apply front wheel bearing lube to the centering

spheres and the steering shaft sockets. Assemble

the spheres, with the wave washer in between, and

place the spheres in the upper shaft socket.

c. Turn the spheres so the lower shaft may be in-

stalled over the grooves.

NOTE: The locating marking on the end of the .

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STEERING 9-23

Fig.
47—I retaliating Spherical Joint Spring

upper shaft should be on the same side as the

flat on the lower shaft.

d. Install the upper shaft with spheres into the lower

shaft.

e. Insert the joint preload spring through the

spheres into the lower shaft. Using the upper

shaft to hold the spring in place, carefully feed

the spring into the upper shaft joint with a narrow

bladed screwdriver (fig. 47).

17.
Slide the race and bearing over the top of steering

shaft and install shaft in shift tube from upper end.

Carefully guide shaft through shift tube, taking care

not to tear or push out foam seal cemented inside

lower end of shift tube.

18.
Install tilt control lever and, holding lock shoes in

disengaged position, assemble bearing housing on the

shaft over the support until pivot pin holes line up.

19.
Secure bearing housing in position by pressing in the

pivot pins.

20.
Place housing in full up position and install tilt

spring, tapered end first. Install tilt spring retainer

using screwdriver in retainer slot.

21.
Install turn signal switch with three mounting

screws. Place short length screw in top position

above lock shoes.

NOTE:
If the steering shaft, adapter, mast

jacket, support or bearing housing has been,

replaced, the component stack-up in the column

will be different. Replace the lower plastic in-

jected tolerance ring and the lower bearing pre-

load spring with the necessary tolerance ring

kit as described below.

22.
Slide kit spring, tolerance ring kit, washers, and

retaining ring on steering shaft from lower end.

Seat retaining ring in steering shaft groove.

23.
Screw tolerance ring kit sections together leaving

enough inner edge exposed for later adjustment as

shown in Figure 35.

24.
Install inner race, inner race seat, and bearing lock-

nut on end of steering shaft, using locknut wrench

ToolJ-22599 (fig. 39).

25.
Remove any remaining looseness from internal col-
umn stack-up by unscrewing inner tolerance kit ring

section; then screw inner ring section back in 1/8 to

1/4 turn (fig. 36).

26.
Tighten bearing locknut installed in Step 24 above

until the torque required to rotate the steering shaft,

with the housing in the mid position, is 23 lb. in.

27.
Touch the outer surface of the tolerance ring kit at

several locations with a hot soldering iron to melt

the threads of the inner and outer sections together.

28.
Check to insure hazard warning switch is pushed in.

Remove tilt release control lever and install turn

signal switch cover using turn signal cover installer

Tool J-21853 (fig. 48). On automatic column, be sure

key in the cover is aligned with keyway in bearing

housing.

29.
Place turn signal control lever in position and se-

cure with mounting screw. Screw tilt release control

lever in. Screw hazard warning knob in.

30.
On automatic columns, place transmission shift con-

trol lever in position and insert lever retaining pin.

31.
On automatic columns to be installed in a Camaro,

insert the bulb and cap into the turn signal switch

housing (fig. 33). Slide pointer into position in bowl.

Install dial and dial retainer with mounting screws

removed during disassembly.

32.
Install steering shaft flange on bottom of shaft and

secure with flange bolt.

33.
Remove column from vise. Pull wires back against

column leaving a small amount of slack. Snap wiring

protector into position. Be sure enough slack re-

mains in wires to allow column head to tilt to full

up position.

34.
If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around

mesh portion of jacket and secure with friction or

electricians tape.

35.
Slide cancelling cam and cancelling cam spring on

upper end of shaft.

Disassembly—Standard Corvette Column (Fig. 49)

1.
Place column on a suitable work bench.

2.
Remove upper bearing preload spring and cancelling

cam from end of column.

3.
Slide escutcheon clear of wiring protector and re-

move protector.

4.
Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-

move lever. Push hazard warning knob in; unscrew

and remove knob.

Fig.
48—Installing Turn Signal Switch Cover Using

Signal Switch Installer Tool J-21853

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STEERING
9-24

1.
Upper Flange

2.
Retaining Screws

3.
Mast Jacket

4.
Wiring Protector

5. Bearing

6. Signal Switch

. Screws

7.
Turn Signal Switch
Fig.
49—Standard Corvette Column—Exploded View

8.
Upper Bearing

Housing

9.
Signal Switch Cover

10.
Escutcheon

11.
Steering Wheel Nut

12.
Upper Bearing Preload

Spring

13.
Cancelling Cam

5. Remove "C" retaining ring from upper steering

shaft using snap ring remover Tool J-22569 (fig. 50).

Remove thrust washer and wave washer.

6. Remove three upper flange mounting bolts.

7. Slide upper end assembly with escutcheon off end of

column.

8. If necessary to service upper end components, re-

move the turn signal switch mounting screws. Re-

move the switch and upper bearing housing from

cover.

9. Carefully slide steering shaft assembly out of lower

end of mast jacket.

10.
If necessary, remove lower bearing assembly from

lower end of mast jacket and discard bearing

assembly.

11.
Remove flange bolt and flange from steering shaft.

NOTE:
If the steering shaft assembly, mast

jacket, bearing housing, jacket flange, or lower

bearing assembly has been replaced, the com-

ponent stack-up in the column will be different.

Replace the lower plastic injected tolerance

ring an4 lower bearing preload spring with the

tolerance ring kit.

12.
Slide lower bearing spring, plunger, tolerance ring

and sleeve assembly, and thrust washer off shaft.
14.
Retaining Ring

15.
Thrust Washer

16.
Wave Washer

17.
Spring

18.
Spacer

19.
Washer

20.
Retaining Ring

21.
Steering Shaft

Fig.
50-Removing "C" Ring Retainer Using Tool J-22569

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STEERING 9-25

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51-Assembling Upper End

13.
If necessary, remove two seals from lower end I.D.

of jacket.

14.
If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.

Assembly—Standard Corvette Column (Fig. 49)
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OUTER SECTION

Fig.
52—Tolerance Ring Kit—First Adjustment

14.
Touch the outer surface of the tolerance ring kit at

several locations with a hot soldering iron to melt

the threads of the inner and outer ring sections

together.

1.

4.

5.

6.
of lithium soap grease to all 15. Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure

10.

11.

12.

13.
Apply a thin coating

friction surfaces.

If seals were removed from lower end I.D. of jacket,

cement two new seals into position.

If lower bearing assembly was removed, press new

lower bearing into position at lower end of mast

jacket.

Slide thrust washer, tolerance ring kit, plunger, and

new kit spring into position from top of steering

shaft.

Install flange and flange bolt on lower end of steering

shaft.

Carefully slide steering shaft into lower end of mast

jacket.

Assemble upper bearing housing and turn signal

switch into cover and secure entire assembly to mast

jacket upper flange with three signal switch mounting

screws as shown in Figure 51.

Feed turn signal switch wires through escutcheon.

Slide escutcheon and upper assembly onto upper end

of column. Secure upper flange to column with three

mounting bolts.

Screw tolerance ring kit sections together leaving

enough inner edge exposed for later adjustment (fig.

52).

Slide wave washer, thrust washer, and "C" retaining

ring loosely into place at top of shaft.

Complete installation of "C" retaining ring using

snap ring installer Tool J-22659 as shown in Figure

50.
Be sure retaining ring is completely seated into

steering shaft groove.

Remove any remaining looseness from internal col-

umn stack-up by unscrewing inner tolerance ring kit

section; then screw inner kit section back in 1/8 to

1/4 turn. See Figure 53.
with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.

16.
Pull signal switch wires flat against column, install

wiring protector, and slide escutcheon into position.

17.
If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around

mesh portion of mast jacket and secure with friction

or electricians tape.

18.
Install spring and cancelling cam on end of shaft.

RING KIT

OUTER SECTION

fig.
53-Tolerance Ring Kit-Final Adjustment

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STEERING
9-26

Fig.
54—Corvette Telescoping Column—Exploded View

1.
Wiring Protector

2.
Screw

3. Screw

4. Turn Signal Switch

5. Upper Bearing

Housing

6. Signal Switch Cover

7. Escutcheon
8

9

10

11

12

13

14
8.
Mast Jacket

9. Bumper

Key

Bumper

Bumper Key Strap

Steering Wheel Nut

Upper Bearing Preload

Spring
15.
Cancelling Cam

16.
Retaining Ring

17.
Thrust Washer

18.
Wave Washer

19.
Retainer

20.
Bearing

21.
Spring

22.
Washer
23. Retaining Ring

24.
Lower Steering

Shaft

25.
Upper Steering

Shaft

26.
Locking
Rod

27.
Wedge

Disassembly—Corvette Telescoping Column (Fig. 54).

1.
Place column on a suitable work bench.,

2.
Remove upper bearing preload spring and cancelling

cam from end of shaft.

3.
Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-

move lever. Push hazard warning knob in; unscrew

and remove knob.

4.
Remove upper retaining ring from upper steering

shaft using a screwdriver. Remove thrust washer

and wave washer. -

5. Remove three- screws from the lower bearing

retainer.
6. Carefully slide steering shaft assembly out of lower

end of mast jacket.

7. Remove flange bolt and flange from lower end of

shaft. -

CAUTION: Use caution when removing the low-

er retaining ring in the following step. The lower

bearing washer is under load from the com-

pressed spring and could cause injury when the

lower retaining ring is removed.

8. Carefully remove lower retaining ring as shown in

Figure 55. Remove washer* spring, packing, and

CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL

STEERING 9-27

Fig.
55— Removing Lower Bearing Retaining Ring

bearing assembly from lower end of shaft.

9. Push upper steering shaft section into lower section

until spring pin is visible at pin access hole in lower

section. Drive out spring pin.

10.
Remove upper shaft section from lower section. If

necessary, replace locking wedge and locking rod at

this time.

11.
Remove bumper key strap (fig. 56). Remove keys and

bumper assembly.

12.
Remove screws securing bottom of wiring protector

to column.

13.
Slide inner jacket section, switch cover, switch,

upper bearing housing, wiring protector, and es-

cutcheon off top end of jacket.

14.
If necessary, remove three turn signal switch mount-

ing screws and remove switch and upper bearing

housing.

15.
If necessary, remove seals from I.D. of mast jacket.

16.
If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.

Assembly—Corvette Telescoping Column (Fig. 54)

1.
Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all

friction surfaces.

2.
If seals were removed from I.D. of mast jacket,

cement new seals in positions where old seals were

removed.

3.
Place locking wedge and locking rod into upper shaft

and slide upper shaft into lower shaft.

4.
Align upper and lower shafts and insert spring pin

into access hole.

5. Install bearing, packing, spring, washer, and retain-

ing ring on bottom of steering shaft. Seat the re-

taining ring into the steering shaft groove with a

screwdriver.

6. Carefully slide steering shaft into lower end of mast

jacket.

7. Install bearing retainer over lower end of shaft and

lower end of jacket. Secure retainer with three

screws.

8. Install flange and flange bolt on lower end of steering

shaft.

9. Feed wires of turn signal switch through turn signal

switch cover and escutcheon, and place switch and

upper bearing housing in cover. Secure switch to

cover with three mounting screws.
10.
Place wiring protector inside escutcheon.

11.
Start escutcheon and wiring protector, with signal

switch wires, over end of outer jacket.

12.
Slide inner jacket section into outer jacket section.

13.
Secure switch cover to flange of inner jacket section

by tightening the signal switch mounting screws.

14.
Secure the bottom of the wiring protector to the col-

umn with two screws.

15.
Assemble keys and bumper and place the entire as-

sembly in position in the jacket. Install bumper key

strap.

16.
Slide wave washer, thrust washer, and upper retain-

ing ring into place at top of shaft. Seat retaining ring

in steering shaft groove with a screwdriver.

17.
Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure

with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.

18.
If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around

mesh section of jacket and secure with electricians

or friction tape.

19.
Slide cancelling cam and upper bearing preload

spring over top end of shaft.

Installation

NOTE:
Before placing column in position in

vehicle, refer to figures 19 through 23 and slide

dash panel seals, covers, plates, and clamps

loosely into position on column for later

installation.

1.
Move front seat back as far as possible to provide

Fig.
56—Removing Bumper Key Strap

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STEERING 9-28

WEDGE SHIM

2.
Fig.
57—Instrument Panel Mounting Bracket—Chevrolet

maximum clearance. Carefully work column into po-

sition in vehicle and at steering gear. If column is

equipped with lower shift levers, mechanic at engine

can pilot levers through dash panel opening as col-

umn is lowered into position.

NOTE:
Install instrument panel column mount-

ing bracket loosely as instructed in applicable

step below. Bracket is not to be tightened se-

curely until after steering coupling is connected.

Chevrolet only (fig. 57):

Lay retainers and wedge shims in position on in-

strument panel column mounting bracket and place

bracket in correct position on underside of instru-
3.

4.
Fig.
59—Instrument Panel Mounting Bracket—Chevy

ment panel. Loosely install.bracket using bracket to

column mounting screws and bracket nuts.

Chevelle only (fig. 58):

Lay wedge shim in position on instrument

column mounting bracket and place bracket

rect position on underside of instrument

Loosely install bracket using bracket to

mounting bolts, bracket nuts, and bracket to

ment panel washer and bolt as shown in

Chevy n only (fig. 59):

Lay wedge shims in position on instrument

Fig.
58—Instrument Panel Mounting Bracket—Chevelle
Fig.
60—Instrument Panel Mounting Bracket—Comoro

CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL
panel

in cor-

panel.

column

instru-

58.

Figure

panel

STEERING 9-29

column mounting bracket, and place bracket in cor-

rect position on underside of instrument panel.

Loosely install bracket using bracket to column

mounting screws and bracket to instrument panel

washers and bolts.

NOTE: Steering shaft to gear clamp must be

tightened before column attaching bolts are

torqued. Refer to "Steering Gear-Chevy n",

installation procedure, for correct Chevy II

steering column alignment procedure.

5.
Camaro only (fig. 60):

Lay wedge shim in position on instrument panel

column mounting bracket and place bracket in cor-

rect position on underside of instrument panel.

Loosely install bracket using bracket to column

mounting screws, nuts, and washer and bolt as shown

in Figure 60.

6. Corvette only (fig. 61):

Loosely secure column mounting bracket to sup-

port plate and instrument panel with washers and

bolts.

7.
Secure flanged end of column to steering coupling

with lockwashers and nuts. On Chevy n, connect col-

umn to steering gear with clamp, clamp bolt, and

nut. On Corvette, slide steering shaft flange into

lower coupling
half,
and install upper clamp bolt

loosely; also secure support, seal and clamp loosely

at dash on engine side.

8. Tighten instrument panel mounting bracket bolts and

nuts.
Refer to torque specifications at rear of manual

for correct torque values.

9. Chevrolet only (fig. 15):

Place upper and lower mast jacket covers in po-

sition and secure covers together and to instrument

panel using nuts and screws as shown in Figure 15.

10.
Chevy H only (fig. 18):

Place lower mast jacket cover in position under

mast jacket and secure to upper cover with screws.

11.
CheveUe only (fig. 15):

Place mast jacket trim cover in position over col-

Fig.
61—Instrument Panel Mounting Bracket and

Support Plqte—Corvette
umn on underside of instrument panel and secure

with screws.

12.
Corvette only (fig. 14):

Slide escutcheon into position at instrument panel

and secure with screws. Place upper end lower

covers in position and secure with screws.

13.
On Chevrolet and CheveUe models with column

mounted powerglide controls, secure transmission

shift indicator pointer into position with set screw

(fig. 15). ,

14.
Chevrolet only (fig. 19):

a. Secure seal and cover to dash panel with screws.

b.
Place clamp assembly in position and install

clamp screw.

c. Install dash panel trim cover with mounting

screws.

15.
Chevelle only (fig. 20):

a. Secure seal and inner and outer covers to dash

panel with screws.

b.
Secure inner and outer covers together with

screws.

c. Install trim cover to dash panel with two

retainers.

16.
Chevy H only (fig. 21):

a. Secure seal, retainer, and clamp to dash panel

with screws.

b.
Install clamp screw.

c. Slide collar into position. Pinch and staple upper

tabs together.

17.
Camaro only (fig. 22):

a. Secure seal, upper cover, and lower cover to

dash panel with screws.

b.
Secure upper and lower cover together with

screws.

c. Fold rubber boot over securely against dash panel

to conceal covers.

18.
Corvette only (fig. 23):

a. Secure seal and support assembly to dash panel

on engine compartment side.

b.
Tighten clamp, washer, and clamp bolt on engine

compartment side.

19.
Connect transmission linkage to lower shift tube

levers in engine compartment, if column is so

equipped. Adjust levers as outlined in Section 7.

20.
Install steering wheel as outlined in this section.

21.
Connect directional signal, horn, back-up lamp, and

neutral start switch at wiring harness plugs. Adjust

back-up lamp, neutral start switch as outlined in

Section 12.

22.
Adjust steering gear and align and center steering

wheel as outlined in this section.

STEERING LINKAGE (Fig. 62)

TIE RODS

There are two tie rod assemblies used on all models.

Each assembly is of three piece construction, consisting

of a sleeve and two tie rod ends. The ends are threaded

into the sleeve and locked with clamps. Right and left

hand threads are provided to facilitate toe-in adjustment

and steering gear centering.

The tie rod ends are self-adjusting for wear and re-

quire no attention in service other than periodic lubrica-

tion and occasional inspection to see that ball studs are

tight. Replacement of tie rod ends should be made when

CHEVROLET CHASSIS SERVICE MANUAL

STEERING 9-30

CHEVROLET
CHEVELLE

CHEVII
CAMARO

CORVETTE

Fig.
62—Steering Linkage

excessive up and down motion is evident or if any lost

motion or end play at ball end of stud exists.

Removal

1.
Remove cotter pins from ball studs and remove

castellated nuts.

2.
To remove outer ball stud, tap on steering arm at

tie rod end with a hammer while using a heavy

hammer or similar tool as a backing (Fig. 63). If
necessary pull downward on tie rod to remove from

steering arm.

3.
Remove inner ball stud from relay rod using same

procedure as described in Step 2.

4.
To remove tie rod ends from tie rods loosen clamp

bolts and unscrew end assemblies.

Installation

1.
If the tie rod ends were removed, lubricate the tie

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