Bearing Housing Disassembly

Remove tilt lever opening shield and proceed as follows:

1. Remove lock bolt spring by removing retaining screw and moving spring clockwise to remove from bolt.
   Fig 1: Removing Lock Bolt Spring

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2. Remove snap ring from sector drive shaft. Tap drive shaft from sector and remove shaft, washer, sector and bolt. Remove rack and spring.
   Fig 2: Removing Sector Drive Shaft

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3. Use suitable tool and remove tilt release lever pin and remove lever and spring. (To relieve load on release lever, hold shoes inward and wedge a block between top of shoes (over slots) and bearing housing).
   NOTE: With tilt lever opening on left side, shoes facing up, the four slot shoe is on the left.
4. Remove lock shoe pin to remove lock shoes and springs.
5. Remove bearings from housing only if they are to be replaced.  Remove separator and balls from bearing. Use a pointed punch against back surface of race to hammer race from housing until bearing puller can be used.
6. To reassemble, reverse disassembly procedure (block tooth on rack to engage block tooth on sector). (When installing lock bolt spring, torque retaining screw to 35 inch lbs.).