Steering Gear Removal and Installation
STEERING GEARRemoving/Installing Steering Gear:
REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Raise vehicle with suspension contact hoist and suitably support.
CAUTION: To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle at the end opposite from which components are being removed. This will reduce the possibility of the vehicle falling off the hoist.
2. Front tire and wheel.
CAUTION: Failure to disconnect the intermediate shaft from the rack and pinion stub shaft can result in damage to the steering gear and/or intermediate shaft. This damage can cause loss of steering control which could result in personal injury.
NOTICE: The wheels of the vehicle must be straight ahead and the steering column in the "LOCK" position before disconnecting the steering column or intermediate shaft from the steering gear. Failure to do so will cause the coil assembly in the steering column to become uncentered which will cause damage to the coil assembly.
3. Intermediate shaft lower connection.
4. Tie rod ends from steering knuckles.
5. Line retainer.
6. Pressure switch connection.
7. Return and pressure hose.
8. Support body with stands to allow lowering of frame.
9. Loosen front frame bolts.
10. Rear frame bolts, and lower rear of frame about 76 mm (3 inches).
NOTICE: Do not lower rear of frame too far, as damage to engine components nearest to the cowl may result.
11. Rack and pinion mounting bolts.
12. Rack and pinion through left wheel opening.
INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Steering gear through left wheel opening.
2. Raise rear of frame.
3. Frame bolts.
TIGHTEN
^ Bolts to 103 Nm (76 lb. ft.).
4. Remove stands.
5. Gear to frame bolts.
TIGHTEN
^ Bolts to 68 Nm (50 lb. ft.). After second reuse of bolt, Loctite� Thread Locking Kit No. 1052624, must be used.
6. Return and pressure hose.
TIGHTEN
^ Connections to 27 Nm (20 lb. ft.).
7. Pressure switch connection.
8. Line retainer.
9. Tie rod ends to steering knuckles.
TIGHTEN
^ nuts to 47 Nm (35 lb. ft.). The maximum permissible torque to align cotter pin slot is 70 Nm (52 lb. ft.) max or up to 1/6 additional turn. Do not back off nut for cotter pin insertion.
10. Intermediate shaft lower pinch bolt.
TIGHTEN
^ Bolt to 47 Nm (35 lb. ft.).
11. Left tire and wheel.
TIGHTEN
^ Wheel nuts to 140 Nm (100 lb. ft.).
12. Lower vehicle.
13. Fill system with fluid.
14. Bleed air from system.
INSPECT
^ For leaks.