Installation Procedure
- Install steering column seal by rolling seal lip to inside vehicle.
- Connect the lower intermediate shaft to the upper intermediate shaft.
- Remove all traces of the original adhesive patch.
- Clean the threads of the bolt with denatured alcohol or equivalent and allow to dry.
- Apply threadlocker GM P/N 12345382 (Canadian P/N 10953489) or LOCTITE™ 222.
- Install the lower intermediate shaft to the upper intermediate shaft pinch bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the lower intermediate shaft to the upper intermediate shaft pinch bolt to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).
- Connect the upper intermediate shaft boot to the lower intermediate shaft boot.
- Unlock the steering column by removing J 42640 from the steering column lower trim cover access hole. See Special Tools .
NOTE:
Refer to Fastener Notice
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IMPORTANT:
Perform the following procedure before installing the bolt.
IMPORTANT:
The upper intermediate shaft boot must completely cover the white insert of the lower intermediate shaft boot to ensure proper sealing.