Honda CR-V 1997 Service Manual page 891

Power Steering Gearbox
Reassembly (cont'd)
41. Coat the inside surface of the new cylinder end seal
with power steering fluid.
CYLINDER END SEAL
Replace.
Make sure the spring
is in the cylinder end seal.
Staked
position.
Grooved side.
CYLINDER END
SEAL
42. Install the cylinder end seal onto the steering rack
with its grooved side toward the piston.
43. Push in the cylinder end seal with your finger.
When installing the cylinder end seal, be careful not
damage the sealing face of the seal with the threads
and burrs at the staked position of the cylinder
housing.
44. Remove the vinyl tape from the steering rack, then
remove any residue from the tape adhesive.
45. Hold the gearbox using a C-clamp as shown.
17-46
WOODEN
BLOCKS
C-CLAMP
(Commercially available)
STEERING GEARBOX
46. Grease the inside surface of the cylinder end, then
install the cylinder end by screwing it into the cylin-
der.
47. Remove the C-clamp from the gearbox.
48. After tightening the cylinder end, stake the point of
the cylinder shown below. Stake the cylinder in the
position opposite from where the stake was removed
during disassembly.
NOTE: For '98 - 00 models, go to step 54.
Stake point. Depth: 1.0 mm (0.04 in)
\~.4
4 . . 0 mm 10.16 in)
CYLINDER
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CYLINDER END
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CYLINDER END
69 N·m 17.0 kgf·m. 51 IbHt)
BUSHING
Be careful not to damage
the bushing when inserting
the cylinder end.
49. Select the 32 mm shim(s) ('97 model only).
NOTE: Only reinstali the original 32 mm shim(s)
when the steering gearbox is reassembled without
replacing the pinion shaft, valve housing, and gear-
box housing with new ones.
If the pinion shaft, valve housing, and gearbox
housing are replaced, select the new shim(s) as fol-
lows.
Shim selection:
Set the four 32 mm shims on the bearing surface of the
gearbox housing. Total thickness of the four shims
should equal no more than 0.70 mm.
Shim set: four 32 mm shims (Thickness: 0.10 mm, 0.15
mm, 0.20 mm, 0.25 mm respectively)
NOTE: The four 32 mm shims do not have thickness
identification marks. Measure the thickness of each shim
using a micrometer, and mark the shim for identification.