INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT COULD CAUSE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLIES TO SEPARATE WITHOUT WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: UPON INSPECTION, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING GEAR WILL BE LUBRICATED OR REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A CLAMP WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE LOWER SHAFT TO RESTRICT ITS MOVEMENT.
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NHTSA investigations
1
PE88036 · Cooling Fan Bearing Failur
Opened Mar 21, 1988 · Closed Jul 26, 1988
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
There is no summary currently available
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