Hummer H1 Service Manual page 515

8-24 Steering System
Gear Housing End Plug Removal
1. Rotate end plug retaining ring until one end is under small
access hole in housing (Figure 8-32).
RETAINING RING
Figure 8-32: End Plug Retaining Ring Removal
2. Unseat end plug retaining ring with small pin punch and
screwdriver (Figure 8-32). Insert punch through access
hole in housing as shown.
3. Slowly rotate stub shaft counterclockwise to ease end
plug out of housing.
CAUTION: Do not rotate the stub shaft any farther than nec-
essary. The recirculating balls can drop out of the rack piston
and fall inside the piston chamber making further disassembly
extremely difficult.
4. Remove end plug (Figure 8-33).
5. Remove O-ring seal from housing (Figure 8-33).
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PUNCH
SCREWDRIVER
END
PLUG
O-RING
RETAINING
RING
Figure 8-33: End Plug and Seal Removal
Adjuster Plug Removal and Disassembly
1. Remove adjuster plug locknut with punch and hammer
(Figure 8-34).
PUNCH
Figure 8-34: Adjuster Plug Locknut Removal
2. Remove adjuster plug from housing with spanner wrench
J–7624 (Figure 8-35).
GEAR
HOUSING
ADJUSTER
PLUG
LOCKNUT
®