Steering Shaft Assembly

Lubricate the centering sphere halves and the joint preload spring with lithium grease.
Place the joint preload spring between the sphere halves with the ends of the spring in the notches.

Fig 1: Placing Joint Preload Spring Between Sphere Halves With Its Ends In Notches
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Lubricate the sphere end of the upper shaft with lithium grease.
Place the sphere into the upper shaft and rotate the sphere 90 degrees.

Fig 2: Placing Sphere Into Upper Shaft
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Lubricate the sphere end of the lower shaft with lithium grease.
Place the lock bolt slot on the upper shaft at the 12 o'clock position.
CAUTION: To insure proper operation, the upper shaft and the lower shaft must be aligned correctly when they are connected.
Place the pinch bolt groove near the end of the lower shaft at the 7 o'clock position.
Connect the upper shaft to the lower shaft.

Fig 3: Connecting Upper Shaft To Lower Shaft
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