How to fix steering shaft on General Motors?

How to fix steering shaft on General Motors?

Install the upper intermediate steering shaft through the dash boot seal and slide the lower end into the steering gear coupling shaft. Raise the upper end of the intermediate steering shaft and install into the steering column shaft. Install the upper bolt and nut. Tighten the bolt to 47 N·m (35 lb ft). Install the lower bolt and nut.

How to grease the steering column intermediate shaft GMT800?

How-To: Grease The Steering Column Intermediate Shaft GMT800. Previously, I had started a thread as a way to assess and fix a ‘groan’ that was coming from under the dash. Then, when I noticed that the impact vibration through the steering wheel was back, I knew that the steering column intermediate shaft was going bad again.

How to disengage the steering column intermediate shaft?

From under the hood, remove the lower bolt that connects the upper intermediate shaft to the steering gear coupling shaft. – 15mm nut and bolt. Slide the shaft towards the dash in order to disengage the shaft from the steering gear coupling shaft.

Can you pump grease into the steering shaft?

With the clip out you can now pump grease into the shaft. I had to remove the fitting on the end of my grease gun to feed the hose further up the inside of the shaft; but if you use a mini-grease gun that won’t be necessary.

Install the upper intermediate steering shaft through the dash boot seal and slide the lower end into the steering gear coupling shaft. Raise the upper end of the intermediate steering shaft and install into the steering column shaft. Install the upper bolt and nut. Tighten the bolt to 47 N·m (35 lb ft). Install the lower bolt and nut.

How-To: Grease The Steering Column Intermediate Shaft GMT800. Previously, I had started a thread as a way to assess and fix a ‘groan’ that was coming from under the dash. Then, when I noticed that the impact vibration through the steering wheel was back, I knew that the steering column intermediate shaft was going bad again.

From under the hood, remove the lower bolt that connects the upper intermediate shaft to the steering gear coupling shaft. – 15mm nut and bolt. Slide the shaft towards the dash in order to disengage the shaft from the steering gear coupling shaft.

With the clip out you can now pump grease into the shaft. I had to remove the fitting on the end of my grease gun to feed the hose further up the inside of the shaft; but if you use a mini-grease gun that won’t be necessary.