Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 618

PINCH BOLT BRAKE PEDAL
PL
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
MANUAL AND POWER STEERING GEAR
The removal and replacement procedure for both
the manual and power steering gears is the same.
The only additional steps of the procedure for the
power steering gear, is the removal and replacement
of the power steering fluid lines at the steering gear.
REMOVE
(1) From interior of vehicle, disconnect the steer-
ing gear coupler, from the steering column shaft cou-
pler (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4 Steering Column To Steering Gear Coupler
(2) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(3) Remove both front wheel and tire assemblies
from the vehicle.
(4) Remove engine/transaxle bobble dampener, on
vehicles so equipped, from front suspension cross-
member (Fig. 5). Bobble strut does not need to be
removed from transaxle assembly.
(5) Remove nuts attaching both outer tie rod ends
to the steering knuckles (Fig. 6). Nuts are to be
removed from tie rod ends using the following
procedure, hold tie rod end stud with an 11/32
socket, while loosening and removing nut with
wrench.
(6) Remove both tie rod end studs, from the steer-
ing knuckles, using
MB-990635 (Fig. 7).
RETAINING PIN LOWER STEERING STEERING COLUMN COUPLER PINCH BOLT NUT SHAFT COUPLER STEERING COUPLER COLUMN
Remover, Special
SAFETY CHAIN STEERING BOBBLE DAMP- KNUCKLE ENER FRONT STEERING
Fig. 5 Engine/Transaxle Bobble Dampener
Fig. 6 Removing Tie Rod End Attaching Nut
Tool
Fig. 7 Tie Rod End Removal From Steering Knuckle
KNUCKLE TRANSAXLE CROSSMEMBER SUSPENSION BRAKING DISC STUD TIE ROD END STUD TOOL SPECIAL MB-990635 BRAKING DISC
TIE ROD
END
STEERING
NUT
TIE ROD END
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