Removal

1. Open hood.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.
3. From inside vehicle, remove nuts retaining steering column tube boot to cowl panel.
4. Remove bolt retaining steering column intermediate shaft coupling to steering column lower yoke.
5. Position steering column tube boot out of the way. Remove pinch bolt retaining steering column intermediate shaft coupling to power rack and pinion steering gear and remove steering column intermediate shaft coupling.
6. Raise vehicle on a twin post hoist and remove front wheel and tire assemblies.





7. Remove exhaust system flex tube-to-dual converter Y-pipe attachment. Disconnect heated oxygen sensor wiring harness. Remove dual converter Y pipe from vehicle.





8. Support vehicle with jackstands under rear edge of front sub-frame.
9. Remove tie rod cotter pins and nuts, and remove tie rod end from RH front wheel knuckle and LH front wheel knuckle.
10. Remove tie rod end from front wheel spindle tie rod. Mark position of jam nut to maintain alignment.





11. Remove nuts from steering gear-to-front sub-frame retaining bolts.
12. Remove rear sub-frame-to-body retaining bolts.
13. Raise twin post hoist carefully until rear sub-frame separates from body approximately 102 mm (4 inches).
14. Remove heat shield push-pin retainers from power steering hose bracket. Remove steering shaft U-joint shield.
15. Remove screw and power steering left turn pressure hose from power steering hose bracket. Remove two screws and power steering hose bracket.





16. Remove LH stabilizer bar link.





17. Disconnect electrical connectors from power steering auxiliary actuator.
18. Rotate power rack and pinion steering gear to clear bolts from front sub-frame and pull left to ease line fitting removal.
19. Place a drain pan under vehicle and remove hydraulic power steering pressure hose and power steering return hose from fittings on power rack and pinion steering gear.
20. Remove power rack and pinion steering gear assembly through LH wheel well.