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Power Steering Gear: Disassembly

  1. Secure the steering gear in a vise with the indexing flat pointed down. Use protective caps on the vise jaws. See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: Securing Steering Gear In Vise With Indexing Flat Pointed Down
    G00126539Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  2. Rotate the power steering gear input shaft and control from stop to stop and then center the gear. See Fig 2.
    Fig 2: Rotating Steering Gear Input Shaft & Control To Center
    G00126540Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Remove the steering gear sector shaft housing cover bolts. See Fig 3.
  4. Tap on the lower end of the steering gear sector shaft. See Fig 4.
  5. Remove the steering gear sector shaft. See Fig 5.
    Fig 3: Identifying Steering Gear Sector Shaft Housing Cover Bolts
    G00126541Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 4: Tapping On End Lower End Of Steering Gear
    G00126542Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 5: Removing Steering Gear Sector Shaft
    G00126543Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Remove the lock nut from the steering gear sector shaft adjustment screw. See Fig 6.
  7. Hold the steering gear sector shaft, and turn the housing cover counterclockwise to remove. See Fig 7.
  8. Remove the valve housing bolts and the identification tag. See Fig 8.
    Fig 6: Removing Lock Nut
    G00126544Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 7: Removing Sector Shaft Housing Cover
    G00126545Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 8: Removing Valve Housing Bolts & Identification Tag
    G00126546Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Remove the valve housing and piston assembly. See Fig 9.
  10. Remove and discard the gasket. See Fig 10.
  11. Remove the bolts, the steering gear ball return guide clamp, and the steering gear ball return guide. Rotate the piston over a container to collect the 28 steering gear worm balls. See Fig 11.
    Fig 9: Removing Valve Housing & Piston Assembly
    G00126547Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 10: Removing Gasket
    G00126548Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 11: Identifying Ball Return Guide & Clamp
    G00126549Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Remove the input shaft valve and housing assembly from the piston. See Fig 12.
  13. Remove and discard the seal. See Fig 13.
  14. Install the valve housing in the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture and loosen the setscrew. See Fig 14.
    Fig 12: Removing Input Shaft Valve & Housing Assembly From Piston
    G00126551Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 13: Removing & Discarding Seal
    G00126555Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 14: Identifying Valve Housing Setscrew
    G00126552Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. Use Adjuster and Locknut Wrench to remove the input shaft race nut. See Fig 15.
    Fig 15: Identifying Input Shaft Race Nut
    G00126553Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Remove the power steering gear input shaft and control from the valve housing. See Fig 16.
    Fig 16: Removing Steering Gear Input Shaft & Control
    G00126554Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  17. Rotate the valve housing with the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture.
  18. Use the Puller to remove the power steering gear input shaft seal dust seal. See Fig 17.
    Fig 17: Removing Steering Gear Input Shaft Seal Dust Seal
    G00130293Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  19. Remove the input shaft snap ring. See Fig 18.
  20. Rotate the valve housing with the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture, and use the Input Shaft Bearing/Seal Tool to remove the bearing and power steering input shaft seal. See Fig 19.
    Fig 18: Removing Input Shaft Snap Ring
    G00126557Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 19: Removing Bearing & Power Steering Gear Input Shaft Seal
    G00126558Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  21. Remove the valve housing from the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture.
  22. Install the steering gear housing in the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture and remove the steering gear sector shaft dust seal from the sector shaft seal bore. See Fig 20.
  23. Remove the snap ring, then the spacer. See Fig 21.
    24. NOTE: The steering gear sector shaft bearing is not replaceable.
    Fig 20: Removing Steering Gear Sector Shaft Dust Seal From Sector Shaft Seal Bore
    G00126559Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 21: Removing Snap Ring & Spacer
    G00126560Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    Fig 22: Removing Sector Shaft Seal
    G00126561Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  24. Use the Puller to remove the sector shaft seal. See Fig 22.
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