Steering Rack Guide Adjustment: Adjustment

Steering Rack Guide - Adjust

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1. Set the front wheels in the straight ahead position.

2. Loosen the locknut (A) with the lock nut wrench.

3. Remove the rack guide screw (B).

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4. Remove the old sealant from the rack guide screw.

5. Apply new sealant (Three Bond 1215) to the middle of the threads (A).

NOTE:

If more than 5 minutes have passed after applying the sealant, remove the old sealant and residue, and reapply new sealant.

6. Loosely install the rack guide screw on the steering gearbox.

Fig 1: Rack Guide Screw With Torque Specifications

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7. Tighten the rack guide screw (A) to 25 Nm (2.5 kg-fm, 18 lbf.ft), then loosen it.

8. Retighten the rack guide screw to 3.9 Nm (0.40 kg-fm, 2.9 lbf.ft), then back it off to the specified angle.

9. Hold the rack guide screw stationary with a wrench, and tighten the locknut (B) by hand until it's fully seated.

10. Install the lock nut wrench on the locknut, and hold the rack guide screw stationary with a wrench. Tighten the locknut to the specified torque.

11. Check for unusual steering effort through the complete turning range.

Specified return angle:

1 °