Acura 1994 Integra Service Manual page 659

Steering Gearbox
Reassembly lcont'd)
Vllvc Body Rea3sombly
1. Apply vinyl tape to the stepped portion of the pin-
ion shaft, and coat the surface of the vinyl tape with
the power steering tluid,
2 .
I n s t a l l t h e b a c k u p r i n g w i t h i t s t a p e r e d s i d e a s
shown below.
3.
Coat the inside surface of the new valve oil seal
with power steering fluid.
4.
Slide the valve oil seal over the pinion shaft. being
careful not to damage the sealing lip.
CAUTION: ln3tall the valve oil ssal with hs groovad
3ide tacing opposits the besring.
Vinyl trpo
lst.ppcd ponion,
Tapered position.
Groove side.
VALVE OIL SEAL
Fit the new O-ring in the groove of the pinion shaft.
Then slide the new valve seal ring over the shaft
and groove in on the pinion shaft.
Remove the vinyl tape from the pinion shaft.
NOTE: Do not over - expand the valve saal ring.
S€aling
E
lip
PINION SHAFT
VALVE SEAL RING
17-54
7. Apply power steering fluid to the surface of the
v a l v e s e a l r i n g t h a t w a s i n s t a l l e d o n t h e p i n i o n
shaft.
8. Apply power steering fluid to the inside of the spe-
cial tool. Set the larger diameter end of the special
tool over the valve seal ring.
9. Move the special tool up and down several times to
make the valve seal ring Jit in the pinion shaft.
10. Remove the special tool.
. 1 1 . T u r n t h e s p e c i a l t o o l o v e r a n d s e t t h e s m a l l e r d i a m -
eter end of the special tool over the valve seal ring.
Move the sDecial tool uD and down severai times to
m a k e t h e v a l v e s e a l r i n g s n u g l y f i t i n t h e p i n i o n
shaft.
VALVE SEAL RING
(H(ffi
Use the wider diameter
end ot the special
tool first to make
the valve seal ring
fit in the pinion
shaft.
Make the valve seal ring
snugly fit in the.pinion
shaft using the other end
(smaller diameter end) of
the specialtool.