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.
- Loosen outer socket lock nut, and remove outer socket.CAUTION: When loosening lock nut, be sure to fix outer socket with a wrench or an equivalent to prevent ball joint from getting contact with knuckle.
- Remove boot clamps, and then remove boot from inner socket.CAUTION: Do not 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.
- Measure adjusting screw (1) height "H", and loosen adjusting screw.CAUTION:
- Do not loosen adjusting screw 2 turns or more.
- Replace steering gear assembly if adjusting screw is loosened 2 turns or more and it is removed.
- Remove lock nut (2), adjusting screw, spring (4) and retainer (3) from gear housing assembly (5).
- Remove joint cover from gear housing assembly.
- Remove dust seal from pinion assembly.
- Remove snap ring, and then remove pinion assembly from gear housing assembly.
- Pull pinion assembly from gear housing assembly.CAUTION: Do not damage pinion assembly and gear housing assembly inner wall.
- Pull rack from gear housing assembly.CAUTION: Do not damage rack and gear housing assembly inner wall.