End Housing

Fig. 17 End Housing Assembly:

1. Remove seal (1) and O-ring (2) using a sharp instrument. Fig. 17.
2. Using a soft metal drift, carefully remove steel retaining washer (3).
3. Install a new O-ring in recess, pushing a new seal with groove uppermost, on to top of O-ring.
4. Replace steel retaining washer with spigot towards seal and press into position.
5. Install a new square section sealing ring (4) into end housing Fig. 17. Smear sealing ring bore, with a silicone lubricant, to aid assembly.
6. Install new air transfer line sealing rings (5) to pinion and end housings. Install air transfer line to pinion rack housing.
7. Install and align end housing over rack bar. Avoid damaging end housing seal.
8. Slide end housing onto rack tube with a slightly twisting action. Engage air transfer line into its port. Align end housing mounting lug (6) with lower cut out of rack tube.
9. Tighten ``C'' nut using spanner tool No. S355 or equivalent, to specifications.
10. Install hexagon socket grub screw and stake into position.