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Tilt Column: Assembly

  1. Install shift fork and spring on shift tube. Install shift tube in column ensuring tab on shift column is inserted into notch on shift fork. Hold pressure on lower flange to keep spring from unseating. Install Allen bolts and spacers.
  2. Connect steering column assembly to lower flange and shift tube assembly. Install tilt mechanism, steering shaft and wiring harness. Install transmission indicator light and cap on bottom of steering column.
  3. Install flange connecting steering column to steering gear. Install snap ring on steering shaft. Install upper flange and tilt actuating mechanism. Install turn signal assembly, shift lever spring, shift lever and retaining pin. Install turn signal and tilt lever.
  4. Install upper and lower bearings. Install upper and lower flanges, steering shaft and wiring harness. Assemble upper and lower flanges and install pivot pins using a "C" clamp. Install steering column upper snap ring.
  5. Install locking lever and spring, insert dowel pin. Install spring and cap assembly in upper tilt flange. Position wire bale on upper flange and install two spring clips. Install steering column and wheel.
    Fig 1: Exploded View of Tilt Column Assembly
    G09346455Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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