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Steering Gear

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Angle Of Rack-Guide-Screw [1] 20° ± 5°

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Rack Guide Screw Locknut 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
Valve Housing Bolts 20 Nm (14 ft. lbs.)
Cylinder End 69 Nm (51 ft. lbs.)
Return Lines 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.)
Feed Line 37 Nm (27 ft. lbs.)
Gearbox Cylinder Line 26 Nm (20 ft. lbs.)
Valve Housing Cylinder Lines 17 Nm (12 ft. lbs.)
Rack End 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.)
Right Mounting Bracket Bolts 38 Nm (28 ft. lbs.)
Stiffener Plate Bolts 43 Nm (32 ft. lbs.)

[1] Loosened from locked position.