STEERING
TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL
3.
Remove steering wheel nut.
4.
Install SE-1821 puller, two drilled and tapped
holes are provided in the steering wheel.
Remove as shown in Fig. 3.
Fig .
4 Checking Contact Roller for Freedom of
Movement
Fig . 3 Steering Wheel Removal Using Puller SE-1821
5.
On the reverse side of the steering wheel hub is
a horn button contact ring. This contact ring
rides on a contact roller and provides a path to
ground for horn operation. The contact ring can
be removed by removing the (2) mounting
screws.
STEERING WHEEL INSTALLATION
1. Install horn button contact ring on reverse side
of the steering wheel hub with (2) screws.
Lubricate contact ring with IH 251 HEP grease
or the equivalent NLGI #2 multi-purpose lithium
Fig. 5 Torque Steering Wheel Nut
grease.
7. Place horn button spring on steering wheel nut
2. Check contact roller for freedom of movement
and contact cup on spring. Place horn button on
in housing (see Fig. 4). Make certain that the
contact cup, press down and turn until the rubber
spring seat and bearing spacer is in place on
keepers on base plate hold the horn button in
the steering shaft.
place.
3. Mount steering wheel on serrated steering drive
shaft. Align open serration on top of steering
STEERING COLUMN REMOVAL
wheel hub with blind serration on steering drive
shaft.
For most servicing procedures it will be
4. Rock steering wheel back and forth, use a soft
necessary to remove the steering column. This can be
face mallet to seat wheel on steering drive
accomplished with the steering wheel in place or
shaft.
removed. Steering column removal can be completed
5. Install steering wheel nut on steering drive shaft
as follows:
and torque, dry (Fig. 5).
1. Open hood.
6.
Install horn button base plate with (3) tapping
2. Remove pinch bolt from yoke at end of steering
screws. Install "grounding" screws.
slip shaft. Separate the slip shaft from the yoke.
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