Rack Guide Adjustment; Fluid Rep|Acement - Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual

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Rack Guide Adjustment
NOTE: Perform rack guide adjustment with the wheels
in the straight ahead position.
1. '96 - 97 model:
Loosen the rack guide screw locknut with the spe-
cial tool, then loosen the rack guida screw.
'98 modol:
Remove the old sealant off of the threaded section,
then apply new sealant to the first three threads.
Loosely installthe rack guide screw.
Tighten the rack guide screw to 25 N'm (2.5 kgf m,
18 lbf.ft), then loosen it.
Retighten the rack guide screw to 3.9 N.m (0.4 kgf'm,
2.9 lbf.ft), then back it off to specified angle.
Specified Retuh Angle: 20" max.
T i g h t e n t h e l o c k n u t w h i l e h o l d i n g t h e r a c k g u i d e
screw.
Check for tight or loose steering through the com-
plete turning travel.
Perform following inspections:
. Steering operation (see page 17-30).
. Power assist with vehicle parked.
Fluid Replacement
Check the reservoir at regular intervals, and add fluid as
necessary.
CAUTION: Always use Gonuin€ Honda Powsr Steering
Fluid-V or S. Using any oth.r type ot pow
3toering
f l u i d o r s u t o m a t i c l r s n s m i s 3 i o n f l u i d c a n c a u s e
increased wear and poor steoring in cold woather.
SYSTEM CAPACITY:
0.85 litor 10.90 US. qt, 0.75 lmp.qtl
at dkassembly
RESERVOIR CAPACITY:
0.4 liter {0.42 US. qt, 0.35 lmp.qt)
UPPER LEVEL LINE
LOWER LEVEL LINE
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Raise the reservoir, then disconnect the return hose
Connect a hose of suitable diameter to the discon-
nected return hose, and put the hose end in a suit-
able container.
CAUTION: Taks car. not to spill tho lluid on tho
body and parts. Wipe off any spilled fluid at once.
Start the engine, let it run at idle, and turn the steer-
i n g w h e e l f r o m l o c k - t o - l o c k s e v e r a l t i m € s . W h e n
f l u i d s t o p s r u n n i n g o u t o f t h e h o s e , s h u t o f f t h e
engine. Discard the fluid.
Reinstall the return hose on the reservoir.
Fill the reservoir to the uoDer level line.
Start the engine and run it at fast idle, then turn the
steering from lock-to-lock several times to bleed air
from the system.
Recheck the fluid level and add some if necessary.
CAUTION: Do not fill the reservoir beYond the
upper lovel line.
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HOSE
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