Disassembly And Assembly: Disassembly

CAUTION:

Disassemble and assemble steering gear assembly by fixing the mounting area with a vise using copper plates.
Clean steering gear assembly with kerosene before disassembling. Be careful to avoid splashing or applying any kerosene over connector of discharge port or return port.

Remove cylinder tubes from gear housing assembly.
Remove rear cover cap from gear-sub assembly.
Measure adjusting screw height (H), and loosen adjusting screw lock nut (1) and adjusting screw (2).

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3 : Gear housing assembly
Remove gear-sub assembly from gear housing assembly.
Remove O-ring from gear housing assembly.
Loosen outer socket lock nut, and remove outer socket.
Remove boot clamps, and then remove boot from inner socket.
CAUTION:
Never damage inner socket and gear housing assembly when removing boot. Inner socket and gear housing assembly must be replaced if inner socket and gear housing assembly are damaged because it may cause foreign material interfusion.
Remove inner socket from gear housing assembly.