Inspection After Disassembly

STEERING GEAR 

• Check steering gear housing and boots for looseness, damage and grease leakage.
• Check connection with steering column for looseness.

  (A)	: Check for grease leakage

  (B)	: Check for looseness

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STEERING LINKAGE 

• Check ball joint, dust cover and other component parts for looseness, wear, damage and grease leakage.

OUTER SOCKET AND INNER SOCKET 

• Ball joint swinging torque
  • Hook the Tool at the measuring point and pull the Tool. Make sure that the Tool reads the specified value when ball stud and inner socket start to move. Replace outer socket or inner socket if the measured values are outside the standard.

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    Measuring point of outer socket (1)	: Ball stud upper side (A)
    Measuring point of inner socket (2)	: Point (B)

    Tool number

    : -- (J-44372)

    Swinging torque

    : Refer to Ball Joint Swing Force .

• Ball joint rotating torque
  • Make sure that the reading is within the following specified range using Tool. Replace outer socket if the reading is outside the specification.

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    Tool number (A)

    : ST3127S000 (J-25765-A)

    Rotating torque

    : Refer to Ball Joint Swing Force .

• Ball joint axial end play
  • Apply an axial load of 490 N (50 kg, 110 lb.) to ball stud. Measuring the amount of stud movement using a suitable tool, make sure that the value is within specification. Replace outer socket (A) and inner socket (B) if the measured value is outside specification.

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    Axial end play

    : Refer to Ball Joint Axial End Play .