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To remove

IMPORTANT: Always observe utmost cleanliness when working with hydraulic components.
  1. Diesel engine:  Remove the upper engine cover.
  2. Clamp the return hose using 30 07 739 HOSE PINCH-OFF PLIERS  .
  3. Position the steering wheel and the wheels so that they face straight ahead. Use woven tape to secure the steering wheel to the dashboard.
  4. Raise the car.
  5. Remove the front wheels.

    Diesel engine:  Remove the lower engine cover.

    CV:  Remove the chassis reinforcement, front subframe, CV.

  6. Remove the nuts securing the track rod ends to the steering swivel members.

    Remove the track rod using 87 91 287 Puller, 150 mm.

    Fig 1: Illustration For Step 6-7
    G03713734Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  7. Remove the anti-roll bar links from the anti -roll bar. Hold with a thin 17 mm open wrench so that the ball joint does not turn.
  8. Remove the steering shaft joint from the steering gear.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Step 9
    G03713735Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  9. Place a receptacle under the car. Detach the delivery line and the return line from the steering gear. Plug the lines.
  10. Remove the heat shield from the steering gear.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Step 10-11
    G03713736Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  11. Remove the steering gear bolts, nuts and washers.
  12. Twist up the anti-roll bar as high as possible and lift out the steering gear through the wheel housing on the passenger side.
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