Lebaron Town & Country L4-135 2.2L VIN B 2-bbl (1982)
Steering Column: Service and Repair
Disassembly
Fig. 16 Upper steering column exploded view. FWD models w/standard column exc. Charger, Daytona, Horizon, Laser, Omni & Turismo
FWD MODELS EXC. CHARGER, DAYTONA, HORIZON, LASER, OMNI & TURISMO
1. Remove wiring cover retainers and the wiring cover.
2. Remove shift lever by driving retaining roll pin out with a suitable punch.
3. Remove breakaway capsules and secure steering column in vise. On vehicles equipped with intermittent wipe or intermittent wipe with speed
control, remove turn signal lever from lock housing.
4. Remove wipe/wash switch assembly. Pull cover up control stalk and unscrew control stalk sleeve from wiper/wash switch.
5. Move control stalk shaft to full clockwise position, then by pulling straight out, separate shaft from switch.
6. Remove upper bearing and turn signal switch retaining screws. Remove retainer and move switch to side.
7. Disconnect horn and key light ground wires and unscrew ignition key lamp retaining screw. Move ignition key lamp assembly to side.
8. Remove bearing housing to lock housing screws. Remove snap ring from upper end of steering shaft, then remove bearing housing. Do not allow
steering shaft to slide out of jacket.
9. Remove lock plate spring and lock plate from shaft and remove shaft through lower end of column.
10. Remove ignition key. Remove screw and lift out buzzer/chime switch.
11. Remove ignition switch to column jacket screws, rotate switch 90 degrees on rod and lift off rod.
12. Remove dimmer switch retaining screws and switch from actuator rod.
13. Remove bellcrank mounting screws and slide bellcrank up until it can be disconnected from ignition switch actuator rod.
14. Place lock cylinder in "lock" position and remove key. Install small diameter screwdriver in lock cylinder release holes and push in to release lock
retainers while pulling lock cylinder out of bore.
15. Pull lock lever and spring assembly from housing. Remove lock housing retaining screws and the lock housing plate and housing from jacket.
16. On column shift automatic models except 1985 - 87 Lancer and LeBaron GTS, loosen shift tube setscrew in shift housing and remove shift tube
