Removal and Installation

POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE





Removal and Installation

CAUTION: Spiral cable may snap due to steering operation if steering column is separated from steering gear assembly. Therefore fix steering wheel with a string to avoid turns.

REMOVAL
1. Set wheels in the straight-ahead position.
2. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
3. Remove undercover with power tool.





4. Confirm slit of lower joint fits with the projection on rear cover cap, furthermore marking position on steering gear assembly nearly fits with the projection on rear cover cap.
5. Remove cotter pin at steering outer socket, then loosen mounting nut.





6. Use a ball joint remover (SST) to remove steering outer socket from steering knuckle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.

CAUTION: Tighten temporarily mounting nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent ball joint remover (SST) from coming off.





7. Remove oil pipings (high pressure side and low pressure side) from steering gear assembly, then drain fluid from pipings.





8. Remove mounting bolt of steering hydraulic piping bracket from steering gear assembly.





9. Remove mounting bolt (lower side) of lower joint.





10. Remove mounting bolts of steering gear assembly with power tool, and then remove steering gear assembly from vehicle.

INSTALLATION
^ Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE: Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

^ After removing/installing or replacing steering components, check wheel alignment.
^ After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor.





^ When steering wheel is set in the straight ahead direction, confirm slit of lower joint fits with the projection on rear cover cap, furthermore marking position on steering gear assembly nearly fits with the projection on rear cover cap.
^ After installation, bleed air from piping.

INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
^ Check if steering wheel turns smoothly when it is turned several times fully to the end of the left and right.