Chrysler 1997 Stratus Convertible RHD Service Manual page 949

MASTER CYLINDER
LEFT STRUT TOWER SPEED CONTROL SERVO
JX
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY
REMOVE
(1) Remove remote ground cable (Fig. 4) from
ground stud on shock tower. Then correctly isolate
ground cable from vehicle by installing isolator on
stud (Fig. 5).
Fig. 4 Remote Ground Cable At Shock Tower
Fig. 5 Correctly Isolated Remote Ground Cable
(2) Siphon as much power steering fluid as possi-
ble from the remote power steering fluid reservoir.
(3) From interior of vehicle, remove the retaining
pin from the intermediate shaft coupler pinch bolt
(Fig. 6). Then remove the pinch bolt (Fig. 6) from the
intermediate shaft coupler and the separate interme-
diate shaft coupler, from steering gear shaft.
(4) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
REMOTE GROUND CABLE LEFT GROUNDSTUD AIR CLEANER GROUND TOWER STRUT STUD STEERING HEAT SHIELD RETAINING PIN INTERMEDIATE KNUCKLE TIE END STUD NUT SHAFT
Fig. 6 Intermediate Shaft Coupler To Steering Gear
(5) Remove both front wheel and tire assemblies
from the vehicle.
(6) Remove nuts attaching both outer tie rod ends
to the steering knuckles (Fig. 7). Nuts are to be
removed from tie rod ends using the following
procedure, hold tie rod end stud with an 11/32
socket, while loosening and removing nut with
wrench (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7 Removing Tie Rod End Nut
(7) Remove both tie rod end studs, from the steer-
ing knuckles, using Remover, Special Tool MB-991113
(Fig. 8).
ROD TIE ROD END STEERING
PINCH BOLT
STEERING
Attachment
NUT BRAKE P EDAL SHAFT GEAR COUPLER
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