Removal - Honda CR-V 1997 Service Manual

Power Steering Gearbox
Removal
Note these items during removal:
• Using solvent and a brush, wash any oil and dirt off
the valve body unit its lines, and the end
if
the gear-
box. Blow dry with compressed air.
• Be sure to remove the steering wheel before discon-
necting the steering joint. Damage to the cable reel
can occur.
• With 4WD, tilt the engine with a jack to expand the
clearance between the transfer assembly and rear
beam when removing the steering gearbox from the
rear beam.
Do not remove the steering gearbox by removing the
transfer assembly from the transmission.
1. Drain the power steering fluid as described on page
17-15.
2. Raise the vehicle, and support
it
on safety stands in
the proper locations (see section 1).
3. Remove the front wheels.
4. Remove the driver's airbag assembly (see section 24).
5. Remove the steering wheel (see page 17-18).
6. Remove the steering joint bolts, then disconnect the
steering joint by moving the joint toward the column.
UPPER JOINT BOLT
STEERING JOINT
LOWER JOINT BOLT
7. Remove the cotter pin from the nut, and remove the
castle nut ('97 - 98 models) or hex nut ('99 - 00
models).
COTTER PIN
Replace .
BALL JOINT REMOVER,
28mm
07MAC - SLOO200
COTTER PIN
Replace.
8. Install the 10 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure
that the 10 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint
pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin
might be damaged by the special tool. Refer to sec-
tion 18 for ball joint remover usage instruction. Be
careful not to damaging the ball joint boot.
9. Separate the tie-rod ball joint and knuckle using the
special tool.
10. Remove the right and left tie-rod ends, then extend
the rack all the way to the right.
11. Remove the
TWe
(see section 91.
12. Disconnect the shift linkage from the transmission
(MIT: see section 13,
AfT:
see section 14).
13. With 4WD, separate the propeller shaft and transfer
assembly (see section 16).
(cont'd)
17-31