ididit Retrofit Steering Column: 1962-66 Nova - Manual (Page 3)

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INDEX
REMOVAL.................................................................... 1 & 2
INSTALLATION OF COLUMN.............................................3
INSTALLATION OF KNOBS & LEVERS..............................4
ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTIONS........................................5-7
WHEEL INSTALLATION......................................................8
NOTES................................................................................9
We will work through this installation using all these parts. For
instruction purposes we will assume the car is all original and that the
dash has not been modified.
REMOVAL of OEM column and gearbox:
Disconnect battery.
Unplug the OEM wire plug from the column and if your vehicle is
equipped unplug the neutral safety switch as well.
Align driving wheels straight ahead. If column shift, block tires to
prevent car from rolling.
Remove your steering wheel.
Loosen and remove the bolts holding the column seal at the firewall.
Pry, scrape or dislodge the seal from the floor.
Carefully remove the nuts that hold the column to the dash.
Note: That the alignment tab is facing the rear of the car.
If equipped, remove the shift linkage from the column in the engine
bay.
At the very end of the column there is a clamp that holds the tube
of the column to the gearbox. This clamp must also be loosened/
removed.
The outer jacket of the tube can now be pulled from the dash. Please
use caution when moving the tube. If this is a column shift application
remove the floor seal from the tube before you get the tube up to the