Adjustment Of Preload - Ford TRADER Workshop Manual

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N-20
MANUAL STEERING
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8. Tighten the locknut with the SST.
Tightening torque (When using the SST):
177-206 N·m (18-21 m-kg, 131-151 ft-Ib)
9. Verify the worm shaft preload.
Adjustment of preload
Note
• The following adjustment is made after the sector
shaft is installed.
1. Turn the worm shaft counterclockwise until it no longer turns.
2.
Turn it clockwise
2-3
turns.
3. This position puts the steering gear in the straight-ahead
position.
Note
• At this pOSition, the slit of the sector shaft end and
the axis of the worm shaft cross are at a right angle.
4. Turn the adjusting bolt.
5. Measure the worm shaft preload in the straight-ahead po-
sition with the SST and a pull scale.
6. Turn the adjusting bolt to obtain the specified preload.
Worm shaft preload (after sector shaft installed)
Pull scale reading .
6.9-1.1 N (0.7-1.1 kg, 1.5-2.4 Ib)
7. Loosen the adjusting bolt one full turn, and then tighten it
a half turn.
8. Tighten the locknut.
9. Verify the worm shaft preload.
Gear housing
1. Tap the oil seal in with the
SST
and a plastic hammer.
2: Fill the gear housing with gear oil.
Gear oil specification: API Service GL-4, SAE 90
Amount: 0.94 liter (0.99 US qt, 0.83 Imp qt)