Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual page 775

51. Remove the vinyl tape from the steering rack.
52. Tighten the four cylinder bolts.
NOTE: Before tightening the bolts, make sure the
mating surfaces of the cylinder and gear housing fit
properly by pushing them together; hold them
together while tightening the bolts.
CYLINDER HOUSING
CYLINDEN BOLT
22 N.m
12.2 kg-m, 16 lb-Ill
Make sure the O-ring
is in place and not
pinched.
53. Insert the steering rack into the cylinder housing,
being caretul not to damage the steering rack
sliding surface.
54. Install the pinion in the pinion holder.
Install the circlip securely in the pinion holder
groove.
NOTE: Install the circlip with its tapered side fac-
Ing our.
PINION HOLDER
HOUSING
55. Grease the sealing lip ot the steering pinion seal.
and install it on the gear housing cap.
56. Wrap the spline area of the steering pinion with
vinyl tape and grease the surface oi the tape.
57. Grease the new O-ring and install it in the gear
housing.
58. Slide the gear housing cap over the steering pinion,
being careful not to damage sealing lip or dislodge
the spring of the steering pinion seal.
59. Remove the vinyl tape.
6 m m
FLANGE BOLT
1'l N'ln {1.1 kg-m, 8 lb-ft}
HOUSING CAP
-61
'
Vinyl tape
46 x 1.5 mm O-RING
Screw each rack end into the steering rack while
holding the lock washer so its tabs are in the slots
in the steering rack.
Hold the steering rack with a wrench and tighten
t h e r a c k e n d t o 6 5 N . m ( 6 . 5 k g - m , 4 7 l b - f t ) .
STEERING RACK
{conl d
DUST
/
:ERING PINION
-6i
6 0 .
RACK ENO
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