Disassembly

NOTE: The steering gear input shaft and seals cannot be repaired or replaced separately. Gear replacement may be necessary.





1. Secure the steering gear in a vise with the indexing flat pointed down. Use protective caps on the vise jaws.





2. Rotate the power steering gear input shaft and control from stop to stop and then center the gear.





3. Remove the steering gear sector shaft housing cover bolts.





4. Tap on the lower end of the steering gear sector shaft.





5. Remove the steering gear sector shaft.





6. Remove the locking nut from the steering gear sector shaft adjustment screw.





7. Remove the sector shaft housing cover.
- Hold the steering gear sector shaft.
- Turn the housing cover counterclockwise.





8. Remove the valve housing bolts and the identification tag.





9. Remove the valve housing and piston assembly.





10. Remove and discard the gasket.





11. Remove the ball bearings.
(1) Remove the bolts.
(2) Remove the steering gear ball return guide clamp.
(3) Remove the steering gear ball return guide.
(4) Rotate the piston over a container to collect the 28 steering gear worm balls.





12. Remove the input shaft valve and housing assembly from the piston.





13. Remove and discard the seal.





14. Install the valve housing in the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture and loosen the setscrew.





15. Use Adjuster and Locknut Wrench to remove the race nut.





16. Remove the power steering gear input shaft and control from the valve housing.
17. Rotate the valve housing with the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture.





18. Use the Puller to remove the power steering gear input shaft seal dust seal.





19. Remove the input shaft snap ring.





20. Rotate the valve housing with the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture, and use the Input Shaft Bearing/Seal Tool to remove the bearing and power steering gear input shaft seal
21. Remove the valve housing from the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture.





22. Install the steering gear housing in the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture and remove the steering gear sector shaft dust seal from the sector shaft seal bore.





23. Remove the spacer.
(1) Remove the snap ring.
(2) Remove the spacer.





24. Use the Puller to remove the sector shaft seal.

NOTE: The steering gear sector shaft bearing is not replaceable.