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Old 03-27-2009, 10:09 AM   #2
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Re: Horn, Turn Signal, Steering Column

Yo! The rest of the story:

“C” clip in place to hold spring tension against the upper steering shaft bearing:

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Plastic dust cover:

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Type II steering wheel ready for tightening to 30 ft lbs:

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Belleville spring drops onto a ledge molded into the Type II wheel’s rubber (in the Type I wheel, the spring has a ring-like, milky-white plastic insulator that encircles the outer edge and is held in place simply by the receiver and insulator):

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Receiver and insulator screw down over the spring, and GM adds the triangular steering wheel nut keeper to the end of the shaft for safety:

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Final assembly in the following post.
Todd.
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