Steering Gear, Removing And Installing: Installing
Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:
- Coat the seal on the steering gear with lubricant such as soft soap before installing the steering gear.
- After attaching the steering gear to the drive axle, make sure that the seal on the steering gear rests on the mounting plate without kinks and seals the opening to the footwell correctly. Water leak and/or noises may be the result.
- Make sure sealing surfaces are clean.
-- Position the steering gear -1- on the subframe.
- The steering gear threaded sleeves -2- must be inserted into the subframe holes -arrow-.
-- Position the steering gear bolts.
-- Install the subframe with the steering gear. Refer to SUBFRAME WITH STEERING GEAR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Make sure they are not damaged and the seal is not twisted.
-- After installing the old or a new steering gear perform the basic setting for the Steering Angle Sensor -G85-, use the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.
- If new steering gear was installed, the Power Steering Control Module -J500- must be activated in the "Replace control module" function using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.
- For vehicles with electronic damping, perform the "Readapt control position" function using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.
- If the control position was reprogrammed on a vehicle with lane assist, then the driver assistance systems front camera must be calibrated. Refer to DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FRONT CAMERA, CALIBRATING .
- Adjust the headlamps to the basic setting. Refer to HEADLAMP, ADJUSTING .
- If the steering gear was removed and reinstalled, a road test must be done to check the steering wheel position. If the steering wheel is crooked, then an axle alignment must be performed. Refer to AXLE ALIGNMENT .
- If a new steering gear was installed, an axle alignment must be performed. Refer to AXLE ALIGNMENT .