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Steering Gear - Manual: Overhaul: Disassembly

  1. Place steering gear in a vise, clamping onto one mounting tab. Worm shaft should be in a horizontal position. Rotate worm shaft from stop-to-stop while counting total number of turns. Turn shaft back to the exact center position.
  2. Loosen sector shaft adjuster screw lock nut. Remove sector shaft cover bolts. Lift sector shaft cover and sector shaft from housing.
  3. Loosen worm bearing adjuster lock nut. Remove worm bearing adjuster with bearing and bearing race. See Figure . Remove ball nut and worm shaft assembly.
    CAUTION: DO NOT  allow ball nut to rotate down to either end of worm shaft as ball guide ends may be damaged.
  4. Remove remaining bearing from the housing. Using screwdriver, pry bearing retainer from worm bearing adjuster assembly and remove bearing. Remove sector shaft adjuster screw lock nut.
  5. Hold sector shaft cover and turn sector shaft adjuster screw clockwise to remove sector shaft cover. Remove sector shaft adjuster screw and shim from sector shaft. Pry out and discard both sector shaft and worm shaft seals.
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