Steering Gear: Disassembly
- Mount steering gear in a soft-jawed vise. Remove tie rod assemblies. Remove adjusting plug lock nut. Remove adjusting plug, plunger spring, rubber cushion and rack support from housing.
- Pry pinion shaft oil seal from housing. Remove pinion bearing snap ring from housing. Remove pinion bearing with pinion shaft.
- Remove bearing snap ring retainer from pinion shaft. Using an appropriate sized sleeve and press, remove bearing from pinion shaft. Remove boot retaining clamps. Remove boots.
- Using chisel, unstake right side (opposite pinion shaft) rack end tab washer. Move rack all the way toward pinion shaft side housing. Place exposed end of rack in vise. Use a copper plate to protect rack teeth.
- Loosen tie rod ball joint. Remove tie rod from rack. Pulling toward the side of the pinion shaft, remove rack from housing. See Fig 1
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