Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual page 754

Steering Gearbox
Valve Body Unit (cont'd)
Check the gain control valve:
a Inspect its surJace Jor scoring or scratches.
a Slip it back into the valve body and make sure it
slides smoothly without drag and without side
pray.
GAIN CONTROL VALVE
Check for scoring,
scratches, or rough
operation.
NOTE: lf the valve body is damaged, replace the
valve body unit (valve body, pressure controlvalve,
gain control valve, 4-way valve) as an assembly.
Separate the valve body and port housing.
Remove the port seal and dowel pins trom the port
housing.
6 .
DOWEL PIN
1 7 - 1 0 8
PLUNGERS
9. Remove the rollers from the 4-wav valve bv
pushing the valve out one side of the valve body,
and then the other.
NOTE: When removing the rollers, hold the
plungers with your linge.s to keep them ffom pop-
prng our.
1O. Remove the plungers, return springs and 4-way
valve from the valve body.
11. Remove the 11 mm O-ring t.om the 4-way valve.
12. Check the plungers.
a Inspect their surface for scoring or scratches.
a Slip each plunger into the valve body, and make
sure it slides smoothly, without drag or side
play.
lf any plunger is damaged. replace it.
VALVE BOOY
PLUNGERS
Check lor scoring or
scratches, and rough
sliding.
PLUNGERS
Check for scoring or
scratches, and rough
sliding.