Acura 1994 Integra Service Manual page 655

Steering Gearbox
Disassembly lcont'd)
13, Set the gearbox in a press so the gear housing points
upward.
14. Installthe flange bolt into the end ofthe steering rack
until it bottoms in the hole, then back the flange bolt
out 1/4 turn. Hold the tlange bolt and tighten the
flange nut against the rack by hand.
15. Press the cylinder end seal and steering rack out of
the gearbox,
NOTE: Hold the sreering rack to keep it from talling
when pressed clear.
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12 mm
FLANGE NUT
STEERING
GEARBOX
1 6 . Remove the soecial tool and cylinder end seal lrom
the steering rack.
17-50
1 7 .
CYLINDER ENO
SEAL
1 8 .
Remove the 12 mm bolt and nut from the steering
rack, then install a 24" long.3/8" drive extension, and
the special tool into the cylinder from the gearbox
s i d e .
CAUTION: Be caretul not to damagc th€ in3idr
surface ot ths housing with tho tool3.
Set the gearbox in a press, then press out the cylinder
end seal and backup ring trom the gearbox.
CAUTION:
Ksep the tool straight to avoid damagingtha cYlind.r
wall. Chsck tis tool angls, and corr€st if nrcolrary,
whsn rsmoving the cylinder end seal.
Use ! prors to r6movo tho cylinder end rgal. Do not
try to remove the soal by 3triking ths tool. h will
break the brckup ring and tho cylind€r end leal will
romain in ths gsarbox.
2it" LONG 3/8" DRIVE EXTENSION:
Comm€rcirlly Availobl.
CYLINDER END SEAL
REMOVER ATTACHME?ST
19. Carefully pry the piston seal ring and O-iing off the
piston of the rack.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damags th€ insidc ot
seal ring groove whgn romoving th€ seal ring.
R e p l a c e .