Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 904

19 - 24 STEERING
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 3 Ball Stud Puller
1 – CLAMP
2 – ADJUSTMENT SLEEVE
3 – PULLER TOOL C-3894–A
4 – SEAL
5 – TIE-ROD END
Fig. 4 Tie Rod/Drag Link Clamps
1 – TIE ROD CLAMP
2 – DRAG LINK CLAMPS
PITMAN ARM
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the cotter pin and nut from the drag
link at the pitman arm.
(2) Remove the drag link ball stud from the pit-
man arm with a puller.
(3) Remove the nut and washer from the steering
gear shaft. Mark the pitman shaft and pitman arm
for installation reference. Remove the pitman arm
from steering gear with Puller C-4150-A (Fig. 5).
Fig. 5 Pitman Arm Puller
1 – PITMAN ARM
2 – SPECIAL TOOL C-4150-A
3 – WRENCH
INSTALLATION
(1) Align and install the pitman arm on steering
gear shaft.
(2) Install the washer and nut on the shaft and
tighten nut to 251 N·m (185 ft. lbs.).
(3) Install drag link ball stud to pitman arm
install nut and tighten to 74 N·m (55 ft. lbs.). Install
a new cotter pin.
DRAG LINK
REMOVAL
(1) Remove cotter pins and nuts from drag link
(2) Remove the steering damper ball stud from the
drag link.
(3) Remove tie rod from drag link
(4) Remove drag link from the steering knuckle
and pitman arm.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the drag link onto steering knuckle and
pitman arm.
(2) Install nut at steering knuckle and tighten to
47 N·m (35 ft. lbs.). Install new cotter pins.
(3) Install nut at pitman arm and tighten to 74
N·m (55 ft. lbs.). Install new cotter pins.
(4) Install tie rod onto drag link and install nut.
Tighten nut to 74 N·m (55 ft. lbs.) and install new
cotter pins.
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