Honda CR-V 1997 Service Manual page 889

Power Steering Gearbox
Reassembly (cont'd)
Steering Rack Reassembly
25. Coat the piston seal ring guide with power steering
fluid, then slide it onto the rack, big end first.
26. Position the new O-ring and new piston seal ring on
the special tool, then slide them down toward the
big end of the tool.
Note these items during reassembly:
• Do not over expand the resin seal rings. Install
the resin seal rings with care so as not to dam-
age them. After installation, be sure to contract
the seal ring using the special tool (sizing tool).
• Replace the piston's O-ring and seal ring as a set.
27. Pull the O-ring off into the piston groove, then pull
the piston seal ring off into the piston groove on top
of the O-ring.
PISTON
Replace.
28. Coat the piston seal ring and the inside of the spe-
cial tool with power steering fluid.
PISTON SEAL RING
Replace.
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PISTON S AL RING
SIZING TOOL
07GAG - SD40200 or
07GAG - SD4020A
29. Carefully slide the tool onto the rack and over the
piston seal ring.
30. Move the special tool back and forth several times
to make the piston seal ring fit snugly in the piston.
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31. Wrap vinyl tape around the rack teeth and rack end
edges, then coat the surface of the tape with the
power steering fluid. Make sure that the vinyl tape
is wrapped carefully so that there is no stepped por-
tion.
VINYL TAPE
32. Coat the inside surface of the new cylinder end seal
with power steering fluid.
33. Install the cylinder end seal onto the steering rack
with its grooved side toward the piston. When
installing the cylinder end seal, be careful not dam-
age the sealing lip face of the seal with the edges or
teeth of the steering rack.
CYLINDER END SEAL
Replace.
STEERING RACK
Grooved side.
Make sure the
spring is in the cylinder
end seal.
34. Remove the vinyl tape from the steering rack, then
remove any residue from the tape adhesive.