Ford Corsar Repair Manual page 716

POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE (TRW)
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Disassembly
Clean all dirt and foreign matter from exterior of steering gear.
Remove pipes, then rack the gear from lock to lock to drain oil.
Clamp steering gear in a soft jawed vice or suitable fixture.
4. Loosen tie rod locknuts and remove outer tie rod ends.
5. Remove clips and boots (discard both).
6. Drill crimping in rack end adjacent to each ball housing with a 4
mm drill to a depth sufficient to break the crimping.
7. Before removing inner ball joint assemblies, remove pinion end
cover and loosen pinion lock nut.
8. Remove inner ball joint assemblies using special tool (Litchfield
NO E8802-6).
CAUTION: When removing ball housings, use an adjustable
wrench on the flat teeth of the rack to prevent rotation and
possible damage to the rack or pinion teeth. Be careful not to
nick or damage rack on yoke side.
9. Using special tool E8802-2 loosen the yoke plug lock nut and
unscrew the yoke plug using socket E8802- 1. Remove yokeand
yoke spring.
10. Remove pinion lock nut.