Gearbox Removal - Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual

Steering Gearbox
Gearbox Removal
NOTE: Before removing the steering gearbox, align the
front wheels straight ahead.
1. Drain the power steering fluid as described on page
1 7 - 7 7 .
2.
Raise the front o{ car and support on safety stands
in the proper locations (see sectjon 1).
3.
Remove the front wheels.
4.
Remove the cotter pin lrom the castel nut and
remove the nut.
Install a 12 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure
that the 12 mm hex nut is tlush with the ball joint
pin end, or the threaded section of the ball ioint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
NOTE: Remove the ball joint using the Ball Joint
Remover. Refer to page 18-13 tor how to use the
ball joint remover.
Separate the tie-rod ball joint and knuckle using the
s p e c i a l t o o l .
CAUTION: Avoid damaging the ballioint boot.
12 mm HEX NUT
7 . Remove the selfJocking nuts that connect the ex-
haust pipe A to the three way catalytic converter,
and the exhaust oiDe A to the exhaust manitold.
Disconnect the heated oxygen sensor connector
(H23A1 and H22A1 engine) and remove the ex-
haust pipe A,
CAUTION: Replac€ tho oxhaust gaskot and salf-
locking nuts when you loinstall ths pipe.
EXHAUST PIPE A
Automatic transmission only.
a Remove the shift cable holder and disconnect
ihe shift cable from the shift control shaft.
SHIFT CONTROL SHAFT
8 .
q
1 7 - 1 1 4
SHIFT CABLE HOLDER