Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1272

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Fig. 21 Tighten Lock Nut
VALVE REPLACEMENT
REMOVE
(1) Remove steering gear from vehicle. Refer to
Power Steering Gear Replacement in this section.
DISASSEMBLE
(1) Remove adjuster plug, refer to Adjuster Plug
Assembly Replacement,
CAUTION; When removing valve, do not rotate
valve until it has separated from worm shaft tangs.
Rotation may cause recirculating balls to drop out
of the rack piston circuit. This will require complete
disassembly of the gear.
(2) Remove stub shaft and valve assembly (Fig.
22).
(3) Remove stub shaft from valve assembly, if nec­
essary.
• Tap stub shaft lightly on a block of wood to loosen
shaft cap.
• Pull cap and valve body and disengage stub shaft
pin from hole in valve body (Fig. 23).
(4) Remove valve assembly if necessary.
« Remove valve spool by pulling and rotating from
valve body (Fig. 24).
• Remove valve spool O-ring seal.
• Remove valve body teflon rings and O-ring seals
(Fig.
25).
ASSEMBLE
(1) Install valve spool O-ring seal to valve spool.
STEERING 19 - 29
GEAR, MAKE SURE ANGLE OF
THRUST RACES ARE AS SHOWN. J9319-32
Fig. 22 Bearing, Worm and Valve Assembly
J9319-36
Fig. 23 Remove and Install Stub Shaft
(2) Lubricate valve spool and O-ring seal with
power steering fluid.
(3) Install valve spool to valve body by pushing
and rotating. Hole in valve spool for stub pin must be
accessible from opposite end of valve body.
(4) Assemble stub shaft to valve spool, if necessary
and insert pin (Fig. 26).
• Notch in stub shaft cap MUST fully engage valve
body pin and seat against valve body shoulder.
(5) Install O-ring seals and teflon rings to valve
body.
(6) Lubricate O-ring seals and teflon rings with
power steering fluid.
(7) Install stub shaft and valve assembly to worm
shaft. Line up worm shaft to slot in the valve assem­
bly.