Rotary Valve: Reassembly
- Lubricate valve body components with power steering fluid. Install new "O" rings in seal grooves. Install new Teflon rings over "O" rings. Take care not to damage seal rings during installation.NOTE: Teflon seal rings may appear to be distorted after installation. However, heat of operation will straighten them.
- Lubricate replacement spool valve damper "O" ring with petroleum jelly and install on spool valve. Carefully insert spool valve into valve body.
- Push spool valve through valve body until locating pin hole is visible at opposite end of valve body, and spool valve is flush with notched end of valve. Install stub shaft into spool valve and valve body.
- Align stub shaft locating pin with spool valve locating hole. Align notch in stub shaft cap with pin in valve body. Press stub shaft and spool valve into valve body. Install stub shaft cap "O" ring into valve body.
CAUTION:
Before installing assembled valve body into gear housing, ensure valve body stub shaft locating pin is fully engaged in stub shaft cap notch. DO NOT
allow stub shaft to disengage from valve body pin.