INCREASED STEERING EFFORT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR

MODELS AFFECTED: 1989 DE VELLES AND FLEETWOODS

Some 1989 DeVilles and Fleetwoods may experience a condition of increased steering effort, slight wander, and returnability. This condition may be caused by an over-torqued pinch bolt at the steering column to intermediate shaft and/or intermediate shaft to the steering gear assembly. Refer to Figure 1.

To repair this condition loosen the pinch bolts at the intermediate shaft to steering gear assembly, and the intermediate shaft to steering column and torque to 40 N-m. Road test vehicle for proper steering effort.

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