CHEVROLET CAMARO 1967 1.G Chassis Workshop Manual
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET, Model Year: 1967, Model line: CAMARO, Model: CHEVROLET CAMARO 1967 1.GPages: 659, PDF Size: 114.24 MB
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STEERING 9-11
Fig.
19—Steering Column to. Dash Panel—Chevrolet
Fig.
20—Steering Column to Dash Panel—Chevelle
b.
Remove clamp screw and loosen clamp.
c. Remove screws securing cover and seal to dash
panel.
Fig.
22—Steering Column to Dash Panel—Camaro
10.
Chevelle only (Fig. 20):
a. Remove screws securing cover trim to dash panel
and remove cover trim.
b.
Remove screws securing inner cover to outer
cover.
c. Remove screws and washers securing inner
cover, outer cover, and seal to dash panel and
remove covers.
11.
Chevy U only (Fig. 21):
a. Remove staple from collar and loosen collar.
b.
Remove screws securing clamp and loosen clamp.
c. Remove screws securing clamp to dash panel and
slide clamp up on column.
d. Remove screws securing retainer and seal to
dash panel.
12.
Camaro only (Fig. 22):
a. Fold grommet back on column.
b.
Remove screws securing lower cover to upper
cover.
c. Remove screws securing upper cover, lower
Fig.
21—Steering Column to Dash Panel—Chevy II
Fig.
23—Steering Column to Dash Panel-Corvette
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STEERING 9-12
1.
Steering Wheel Nut
2i Screw
3. Retaining Ring
4.
Thrust Washer
5. Wave Washer
6. Turn Signal Switch
7. Upper Bearing and
Housing Assembly
8. Cover
Fig.
24—Syncromesh Steering Column—Exploded View
9. Spring
1.0. Lock Ring
11.
Thrust Washer
12.
Shift Lever Spring
13.
Shift Bowl
14.
Shroud
15.
Bearing
16.
Mast Jacket
17.
Flange Plate
18.
Wiring Protector
19.
Shift Tube Assembly
20.
Adapter
21.
Bolt
22.
Reinforcing Ring
23.
Steering Shaft
24.
Bearing
25.
Tolerance Ring Kit
26.
Flange
cover, and seal to dash panel and remove covers.
13.
Corvette only (Fig. 23)
a. Remove clamp bolt and washer from support as-
sembly on engine side of dash panel.
b.
Remove screws securing support assembly and
seal to engine side of dash panel.
14.
Support column and remove screws, nuts, and bolts
securing instrument panel mounting bracket to un-
derside of instrument panel. On Chevrolet, Chevelle,
Camaro, and Chevy II models, remove and retain
wedge shims. On Chevrolet models, remove
retainers.
15.
Move front seat back as far as possible to provide
maximum clearance, and carefully lift column up out
of position and remove from vehicle. If column is
equipped with lower shift levers, mechanic at engine
compartment can pilot levers through dash panel
opening as column is lifted.
Disassembly'—Syncromesh Column (Fig. 24)
1.
Unsnap and remove wiring protector (fig. 25).
CAUTION: Secure column in bench vise for
service one of two ways shown in Figure 26.
Clamping column in vise in any other manner
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STEERING
9-13
Fig.
25—Removing
Wiring
Protector
will damage the column. If support fixture
J- 22573 is not used, frequently check position
of column in vise jaws to insure column is not
working free of jaws.
2.
Clamp column in a bench vise as shown in Figure
26.
3.
Slide upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam off end of shaft (fig. 26).
4.
Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
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BEARING
PRELOAD
SPRING
Fig.
27—Upper
Bearing
Preload
Spring
and
Cancelling
Cam
move lever. Push hazard warning switch in, unscrew
and remove knob.
5. Drive out shift control lever retaining pin and re-
move shift lever.
6. Remove "C" retaining ring from upper steering
shaft using snap ring remover Tool J-22569 as shown
in Figure 28.
7. Slide thrust washer and wave washer off upper steer-
ing shaft (Fig. 28).
8. Loosen three turn signal switch mounting screws
until the switch cover can be rotated counterclock-
wise. It may be necessary to push on top of screws
to loosen the cover assembly.
NOTE:
Do not remove the three turn signal
switch screws completely unless it is necessary
Fig.
26—Column
Secured
in
Bench Vice
Fig.
28—Removing
or
Installing
"C"
Ring
Retainer
Using Tool
J-22569
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STEERING 9-14
Fig.
29—Removing Turn Signal Switch Cover from Column
to replace the turn signal switch, lockplate, or
upper bearing housing and bearing.
9. Rotate turn signal switch cover counterclockwise and
pull cover off top of jacket (Fig. 29).
10.
Remove shift lever bowl from top of jacket.
11.
If necessary, pry upper shift lever spring (fig. 30)
from bowl and discard spring. Remove bowl washer
(fig. 30).
12.
If necessary to service components within the signal
switch cover, remove the three signal switch mount-
ing screws completely from engagement with the
lockplate. Use care to control three springs as
screws are removed. -
13.
Remove turn signal switch and upper bearing housing
assembly from cover.
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14.
Carefully pull steering shaft assembly from bottom
of column.
15.
Remove nuts securing back-up lamp switch to col-
umn and remove switch. Retain these mounting nuts.
16.
Remove three bolts securing reinforcing ring to
adapter just above the lower gearshift levers. It is
very important to retain these bolts for reassembly.
Use of the wrong size bolts during reassembly would
result in damage to the column.
17.
Remove reinforcing ring, adapter with bearing, first
and reverse shift lever, and spacer from lower end.
18.
Withdraw shift tube assembly from lower end.
19.
Remove the lower bowl bearing from the top end of
the jacket by inserting a suitable length of pipe or
wooden rod through the lower end and tapping the
- bearing out. This bearing may be reused in this col-
umn or discarded. It may not be used as a replace-
ment part in another column.
20.
If necessary, remove and discard lower bearing.
21.
If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.
Assembly—Syncromesh Column (Fig. 24)
1.
Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all
friction surfaces.
2.
If lower bearing was removed, press a new lower
bearing into the adapter.
3.
If lower shift bowl bearing was removed from jacket,
press bowl bearing into top end of jacket.
4.
Insert the shift tube assembly into the lower end of
the jacket.
NOTE: Be sure friction surfaces of lower
levers and mating bearing surfaces are greased
before performing the next step.
5.
Assemble the lever spacer, first and reverse lever,
adapter with bearing, and reinforcing ring. Place
this assembly into position on the lower end of the
SHIM (ONE
ON EACH SIDE)
Fig.
30—Upper Shift Lever Spring and Bowl Washer
Fig.
31—Bottoming Shift Levers Using Spanner Wrench J-22568
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STEERING 9-15
jacket and loosely secure using the three bolts re- 8.
moved during disassembly.
Place a 0.005 maximum shim on each side of the 9.
shaft, between either one of the shift levers and the
spacer (fig. 31). 10.
Using spanner wrench J-22568 installed in spanner
holes in adapter, rotate the.adapter clockwise until
the shift levers are bottomed out (fig. 31). Bottom
the adapter against the jacket while rotating to re-
move end play. 11.
Tighten the three adapter bolts. Remove the two
0.005 shims.
Insert the steering shaft assembly into position
through the lower end of the jacket.
Attach the back-up lamp switch loosely to the jacket
using the same nuts removed during disassembly.
Install these nuts loosely, switch will be tightened to
the jacket when column is installed in vehicle and
shift levers are aligned.
If upper shift lever spring was removed, press a
10 9 8
6 5 4 3 2 1
Fig.
32—Column Mounted Powerglide Lever or Floor Shift Column—Exploded View
1.
Steering Wheel
Nut
2.
Screw
3. Retaining Ring
4.
Thrust Washer
5. Wave Washer
6. Turn Signal Switch
7. Upper Bearing Assembly
8. Cover
9. Spring
10.
Lock Plate
11.
Shift Lever Spring
12.
Bowl
13.
Bearing
14.
Mast Jacket
15.
Wiring Protector
16.
Shift Tube
17.
Washer
18.
Spring
19.
Bearing
20.
Retainer
21.
Steering Shaft
22.
Tolerance Ring
Kit
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STEERING 9-16
new upper shift lever spring into bowl pocket. Be
sure spring is seated in bowl pocket. Install bowl
washer (fig. 30).
12.
Insert the upper bearing housing assembly and the
turn signal switch assembly into the cover, feeding
the signal switch wires through the back of the
cover.
13.
Align the signal switch and bearing housing holes
with the holes in the cover. Install three mounting
screws through the holes.
14.
Slide three springs onto screw ends at rear of cover
and place lockplate in position over screws and
springs. Turn screws three turns into lockplate.
15.
Feed switch wire through the shift lever bowl and
place upper end assembly on top of bowl.
16.
Place the shift lever bowl and signal switch cover
assembly on top of jacket, aligning the tangs on the
I.D. of the lockplate with the slots in the top of the
jacket. Shift tube key should align in bowl keyway as
bowl is pushed ono
17.
Lock upper end assembly into position by pushing
down on the cover assembly and rotating assembly
fully clockwise. Tangs of lock plate must engage
slots in jacket.
18.
Tighten three turn signal switch mounting screws in
a gradual criss-cross sequence to avoid cocking the
lockplate.
19.
Slide wave washer and thrust washer over steering
shaft and against upper bearing housing.
20.
Start "C" retaining ring over steering shaft taper.
Complete installation of. retaining ring using snap
ring installer J-22659 as shown in Figure 28. Be
sure "C" retaining ring is completely seated into
steering shaft groove.
21.
-Place turn signal switch lever in position and secure
with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into position.
22.
Remove column from vise and pull wires flat against
jacket. Snap wire protector into place.
23.
If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
jacket and secure with electricians or friction tape.
24.
Slide cancelling cam and upper bearing preload
spring onto end of shaft.
Disassembly—Column Mounted Power glide Lever or
Floor Shift Column (Fig. 32)
NOTE: In this procedure, automatic refers to a
column with a column mounted, Powerglide shift-
ing lever. Floor shift refers to a column taken
from a vehicle with conventional or Powerglide
floor shift controls.
1.
Unsnap and remove wiring protector and wiring clip.
CAUTION: Secure column in bench vise for
service one of two ways shown in Figure 26.
Clamping column in vise in any other manner
will damage the column. If support fixture
J^22573 is not used, frequently check position of
column in vise jaws to insure column is not
working free of jaws.
2.
Clamp column in a bench vise as shown in Figure 26.
3.
Slide upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam off end of shaft.
4.
On automatic columns removed from Chevy II or
Camaro, remove screws securing dial retainer to
column and remove retainer and dial (fig. 33). Slide
Fig.
33—Powerglide Dial Indicator Assembly—Chevy II
and Camaro
indicator out of shift bowl and remove indicator. Re-
move cap and bulb from turn signal switch housing.
5.
Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
move lever. Push hazard warning knob in; unscrew
and remove knob.
6. On automatic columns, drive'out shift control lever
retaining pin and remove shift lever.
7.
Remove "C" retaining ring from upper steering
shaft using snap ring remover Tool J-22569 (fig. 28).
8. Slide thrust washer and wave washer off upper steer-
ing shaft (fig. 28).
9. Loosen three turn signal switch mounting screws
until the switch cover can be rotated counterclock-
wise.
It may be necessary to push on top of screws
to loosen the cover assembly. ,
NOTE: Do not remove the three turn signal
switch screws completely unless it is necessary
to replace the turn signal switch, lockplate, or
upper bearing housing and bearing.
10.
Rotate turn signal switch cover counterclockwise
and pull cover off top of jacket (fig. 29).
11.
If necessary, pry upper shift lever spring (fig. 30)
from bowl and discard spring.
12.
Remove shift lever bowl from top of jacket.
13.
If necessary to service components within the signal
switch cover, remove the three signal switch covers,
remove the three signal switch mounting screws
completely from engagement with the lockplate. Use
care to control three springs as screws are removed.
14.
Remove turn signal switch and upper bearing housing
assembly from cover.
15.
Carefully pull steering shaft assembly from bottom
of column.
16.
Remove securing back-up lamp/neutral start switch
to column, if so equipped, and remove switch. Retain
these mounting nuts.
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STEERING 9-17
STEERING SHAFT
SHIFT TUBE
Fig.
34—Shift Tube and Steering Shaft
17.
Remove bearing adapter clip (fig. 34).
18.
Remove bearing adapter with bearing, and shift
tube spring. On automatic columns, remove spring
thrust washer (fig. 32).
19.
U necessary, press bearing out of bearing adapter.
20.
Withdraw shift tube assembly from lower end.
21.
Remove the lower bowl bearing from the top end of
the jacket by inserting a suitable length of pipe or
wooden rod through the lower end and tapping the
bearing out. This bearing may be reused in this
column or discarded. It may not be used as a re-
placement part in another column.
22.
Slide steering shaft lower bearing spring, plunger,/
tolerance
*
ring and sleeve assembly, and thrust
washer off upper end of shaft.
23.
If necessary, unwrap mesh cover from jacket.
24.
Remove flange clamp bolt and flange at bottom of
steering shaft, if so equipped.
Assembly—Column Mounted Powerglide Lever or
Floor Shift Column (Fig. 32)
1.
Apply a thin coating of lithium soap grease to all
friction surfaces.
2.
If lower shift bowl bearing was removed from jacket,
press bowl bearing into top end of jacket.
3.
If lower bearing was removed from adapter, press
lower bearing into adapter.
4.
On automatic columns, install spring thrust washer
on end of shift tube against lower shift lever.
5. Install shift tube spring and adapter on end of shift
tube and secure with bearing adapter clip (fig. 34).
6. Slide shift- tube into position through lower end of
jacket.
7. Attach the back-up lamp/neutral start switch, if so
equipped, to the jacket using the same nuts removed
during disassembly. Install these nuts loosely; the
switch must be adjusted after column is installed in
the vehicle.
NOTE:
If the steering shaft assembly, mast
jacket, upper bearing housing assembly, 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
and bearing preload spring with the necessary
tolerance ring kit as described below.
8. Slide thrust washer, tolerance ring kit, plunger, and
kit spring into position from top of steering shaft.
9. Slide steering shaft assembly into position through
lower end of jacket.
10.
On automatic columns, if upper shift lever spring
was removed, press a new upper shift lever spring
into shift lever bowl. Be sure spring is seated in
bowl pocket.
Fig.
35—Tolerance, Ring Kit—First Adjustment
11.
Insert the upper bearing housing assembly and the
turn signal switch assembly into the cover, feeding
the signal switch wires through the back of the cover.
12.
Align the signal switch and bearing housing holes
with the holes in the cover. Install three mounting
screws through the holes.
13.
Slide three springs onto screw ends at rear of cover
and place lockplate in position over screws and
springs. Turn screws three turns into lockplate.
14.
Feed switch wire through the shift lever bowl and
place upper end assembly on top of bowl.
15.
Place the shift lever bowl and signal switch cover
assembly on top of jacket, aligning the tangs on the
RING KIT
OUTER SECTION
Fig.
36—Tolerance Ring Kit—Final Adjustment
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I.D. of the lockplate with the slots in the top of the
jacket.
16.
Lock upper end assembly into position by pushing 18.
down on the cover assembly and rotating assembly
fully clockwise. Tangs on lock plate must engage
slots in jacket. 19.
17.
Tighten three turn signal switch mounting screws in
a gradual criss-cross sequence to avoid cocking the
lockplate.
Screw tolerance ring kit sections together leaving
enough inner edge exposed for later adjustment as
shown in Figure 35.
Slide wave washer and thrust washer over steering
shaft against upper bearing housing.
17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3
34 V33 29 27 26
36 35 32 3130 28
46 45 44 -43 42
Fig.
37—Tilt Steering Column—Exploded View
1.
Cover
2.
Steering Wheel Nut
3. Nut
4.
Seat
5.
Race
6. Screw
7. Turn Signal Switch
8. Bearing Assembly
9. Spring Retainer
10.
Lock Shoe Pin
11.
Shoe
12.
Bearing Housing
13.
Pivot Pin
14.
Shoe Springs
15.
Spring
16.
Release Lever Pivot
Pin
17.
Release Lever
18.
Bearing
19.
Upper Shaft
20.
Spring
21.
Sphere
22.
Wave Washer
23.
Lower Shaft
24.
Tilt Spring
25.
Screw
26.
Support
27.
Lock Shoe Guide
Pin
28.
Stop Plate
29.
Screw
30.
Retainer
31.
Thrust Washer
32.
Lock Plate
33.
Wave Washer
34.
Shift Lever Spring
35.
Shift Bowl
36.
Shroud
37.
Mast Jacket
38.
Dash Seal
39.
Shift Tube Assembly
40.
Adapter
41.
Bearing
42.
Tolerance Ring Kit
43.
Washer
44.
Retaining Ring
45.
Bolt
46.
Flange
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STEERING 9-19
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
Start "C" retaining ring over steering shaft taper.
Complete installation of retaining ring using snap
ring installer J-22659 as shown in Figure 28. Be
sure "C" retaining ring is completely seated into
steering shaft groove.
Remove any remaining looseness from internal col-
umn stack-up by unscrewing inner tolerance kit ring
section; then screw inner kit ring section back in
1/8 to 1/4 turn (fig. 36).
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.
Place turn signal switch lever in position and se-
cure with screw. Screw hazard warning knob into
position.
If column is automatic and to be installed in a Chevy
II or Camaro, install the bulb and cap (fig. 33). Slide
the indicator into the 'shift bowl. Install dial and re-
tainer with screws removed during disassembly.
Install flange and clamp bolt at bottom of steering
shaft, if so equipped.
Remove column from vise and pull wires flat against
bottom of jacket. Snap wire protector and clip into
place.
If mesh cover was removed, wrap mesh cover around
jacket and secure with electricians or friction tape
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Slide cancelling cam and
spring onto end of shaft.
upper bearing preload
Disassembly-Til* Column (Fig. 37)
NOTE:
This procedure covers disassembly and
assembly instructions for all tilt columns. Auto-
matic refers to a tilt column with a column
mounted, Powerglide shifting lever. Floor shift
. refers to' a tilt column taken from a vehicle with
conventional or Powerglide floor shift controls.
1.
Unsnap and remove wiring protector.
CAUTION: Secure column in bench vise for
service one of two ways shown in Figure 26.
Clamping column in vise in any other manner
will damage the column. If support fixture
J-22573 is not used, frequently check position
of column in vise jaws to insure column is not
working free of jawsT
2.
Clamp column in a bench vise as shown in Figure 26.
3.
Slide upper bearing preload spring and cancelling
cam off end of shaft.
Fig,
38—Removing Turn Signal Cover Using Tools
J-21486 and J-6585-1
Fig.
39—Removing Steering Shaft Bearing Lock Nut
Using Lock Nut Wrench j-22599
4.
On automatic columns removed from a Camaro, re-
move screws securing dial retainer to column and
remove retainer and dial (fig. 33). Slide pointer out
of bowl and remove pointer. Remove cap and bulb
from turn signal switch housing.
5. Remove turn signal lever retaining screw and re-
move lever. Unscrew and remove tilt release lever.
Push hazard warning knob in, unscrew and remove
knob.
6. On Automatic columns, drive out shift control lever
retaining pin and remove shift lever.
7. Assemble slide hammer Tool J-6585-1 to turn signal
cover remover Tool J-21486. Place cover remover
over turn signal cover, tighten clamp, and pull
cover from end of column with slide hammer (fig.
38).
8. Remove three turn signal switch mounting screws.
Note short length of secure removed from top
position.
9. Lift signal switch assembly off bearing housing and
allow to hang by the wires. On some columns, the
switch and wires can be removed at this time; re-
move switch and wires if possible. If switch and
wires cannot be removed, allow assembly to hang
by wires.
10.
Install tilt release lever and place column in full up
position. Remove tilt spring retainer using screw-
driver blade that just fits into slot opening. Insert
screwdriver in slot, press in approximately 3/16-
inch;
rotate retainer approximately 1/8 turn clock-
wise until ears align with grooves in housing, and
remove retainer and spring. Use care when remov-
ing spring, it is tightly compressed.
11.
Remove steering shaft bearing lock nut using lock nut
wrench Tool J-22599 (fig. 39). Remove inner race
•seat and inner "race.
12.
Remove two pivot pins from bearing housing using
pivot pin remover Tool J-21854 (fig. 40).
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Fig.
40-Removing Pivot Pins Using Pivot Pin Removal Tool J-21854
13.
Pull up on tilt release lever to disengage lock shoes.
Remove bearing housing and hang with signal switch,
if present, until further disassembly. If signal switch
and wires were removed earlier, bearing housing
may be completely removed. Remove tilt release
lever.
14.
Remove steering shaft flange bolt and flange from
lower end of shaft.
15.
Remove retaining ring, washers, sleeve and plunger
assembly and spring from lower end of shaft.
16.
Slide steering shaft out of top end of jacket.
17.
If necessary to disassemble steering shaft, proceed
as follows:
a. Slide bearing and race off top of shaft.
b.
Turn upper shaft slightly from center line of
lower shaft.
c. Using a narrow blade screwdriver, work pre-
load spring out of upper shaft and remove spring
(fig. 41).
d. Turn upper shaft 90° from center line of lower
shaft and remove shaft.
e. Rotate centering spheres and remove spheres and
wave washer from lower shaft.
18.
Remove screws securing the support assembly to the
lockpjate and mast jacket and remove support.
19.
Remove shift tube retaining ring with a screwdriver.
Remove thrust washer (fig. 42).
20.
Remove lower bearing adapter from bottom of shift
tube by depressing plastic fingers, one at a time, and
pulling adapter out.
21.
Remove nuts securing back-up lamp, neutral start
switch to column, if so equipped, and remove switch.
Retain these mounting nuts.
22.
Remove shift tube assembly from bowl using shift
tube remover Tool J- 22551 (fig. 43). Insert the
hooked end of the tool into the notch of the shift tube
below the bowl key. Pilot sleeve into upper end of
shift tube. Force shift tube out of bowl by turning
SHIFT TUB
RETAINING RING
Fig.
41—Removing'Preload Spring from Centering Spheres
Fig. 42—Shift Tube Retaining Ring and Lower Bushing
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