How to lube your ISS

[barrrf]

I told Swampfox I would do this for him - so here you go for your reference.

Here are the tools you will need -
15mm Socket on Ratchet or 15mm Ratchet wrench
and of course super secret Stage 2 Lithium grease with Molybdenum nano particles

Step 1
Remove bolt holding the shafts together.

Step 2 - Slide 2 shafts apart *IMPORTANT - DO NOT SPIN THE UPPER PART AROUND IN CIRCLES! You could actually lock your steering wheel in place when you do this if you chose to. Theres a little hole on the bottom side of the column cover. Supposedly, GM has a tool that goes in there to lock the wheel in place. I dont know, just dont whip your wheel around in circles and everything will be fine.

Step 3 - Pull upper part slowly out of boot. It will catch at its end. There will be some plastic exposed. Slather your lube on this plastic part. Now push the shaft up into the boot and pull it back out nice and slowly. You'll want to get as much lube on the shaft as possible. A dry shaft makes noise. You'll see the lube disappearing. I do this process 2 times. Lots of in and out action.

Finally, reassemble. Its that easy.

 

[Jared]

what happen if you spin?

 

[BOO5TED]

You will open a wormhole and earth will implode.

 

[Jared]

oh yeah?

 

[BOO5TED]

No, not really. I think it screws with the clock spring.

 

[Ginger]

you will break your clock spring



ask me how i know

 

[Huck]

How'd y'all get that bolt out? I tried when I was doing my headers and couldn't for the life of me get it loose. Woulda needed an air wrench and I didn't wanna fuck anything up. But I'm gonna replace the shaft with the "improved" one later so I gotta get it off somehow

 

[Jared]

hand tools, what "updated" one?

 

[Huck]

I thought there was a "new and improved" one from GM to help with the clunk?

 

[barrrf]

Yes there is - I dont know what the difference is though. And I heard also that it does fix the clunk plus its only $59 or something.

But then you dont get to jerk your shaft off anymore..........

 

[Khaos]

Doorman has the updated shafts for around $48 on Amazon. That's where I got mine from, though it is still sitting in the garage so I don't have a review on it. The Amazon reviews looked good though...

 

[Ginger]

i have it, it still will make the clunk but not nearly as bad as the original.

 

[Jared]

Finally got around to buying the ISS, and Eddie will be lubing his. We will get info asap on our outcomes.