Honda Civic Service Manual page 1105

Steering Gearbox
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Removal
NOTE: 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.
1. Drain the power steering fluid as described on page
2.
Raise the front of vehicle, and support it on safety
stands in the proper locations (see section 11.
3,
Remove the front wheels.
4.
Remove the driver's airbag assembly, and steering
wheel (see page 17-35)
5.
Bemove the steering joint cover.
6.
Remove the steering joint lower bolt, and loosen
the steering joint upper bolt. Disconnect the steer-
ing joint by moving the ioint toward the column
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1 7- 4 7
TIE.ROD END
7. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut {'96 -'97
models) or nut ('98 -
'00 modslsl and remove the nut.
BALL JOINT REMOVER.
28 mm
07MAC - SLqI2|X)
'98 - '00 mod.b:
NUT
8 .
COTTER PINS
Repl6ce.
lnstall the t0 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.
NOTE: Remove the ball joint using the special tool.
Refer to section 18 for how to use ths ball joint
remover.
Seoarate the tie-rod ball joint and knuckle using the
specialtool.
CAUnON: Avoid damaging tho ball ioint boot.
Remove the left tie-rod end, then slide the rack all the
way to the right.
Separate the exhaust pipe A or TWC (see section 9).
Disconnect the shift linkage (see section 13 or section
1 4 ) .
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