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Power Steering Gear: Disassembly

CAUTION: Do not clamp the steering gear assembly in a vise by the power cylinder housing.
  1. Remove dust cover.
  2. Remove retaining ring.
  3. Remove back up ring.
  4. Remove oil seal.
    • Clean the faces of the extended stub shaft.
    • Plug the hose fitting on the inlet side.
    • Remove the oil seal by blowing compressed air through the hole in the outlet side.
    Fig 1: Removing Oil Seal
    G02800057Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove lock nut.
    • Remove the adjusting screw lock nut and turn the adjusting screw counter-clockwise to remove the preload between the sector gear and the rack piston.
  6. Remove the top cover bolts and the top cover assembly.
    Fig 2: Removing Top Cover Bolts And Top Cover Assembly
    G02800058Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
    • Holding the top cover stationary, turn the adjusting screw clockwise to raise and free to cover, then remove the cover with O-ring.
  7. Bring the stub shaft into straight-ahead position. Do not force the sector shaft off the gear box with a hammer or other impact tools then remove sector shaft.
    Fig 3: Removing Sector Shaft
    G02800059Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove ball-nut and valve housing assembly.
    • Always keep the ball-nut and valve housing assembly in a horizontal position to prevent them from traveling to the end of the worm shaft and damaging the ball tubes.
    Fig 4: Removing Ball-Nut And Valve Housing Assembly
    G02800060Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  9. Remove O-ring.
  10. Remove seal ring.
  11. Remove O-ring.
  12. Remove gear box.