Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 787

Steering Gearbox
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Removal (cont'dl
Loosen the 14 mm flare nut and disconnect the feed
l n e ,
Loosen the adjustable hose clamp and disconnect
the return hose.
Loosen the 16 mm flare nut and remove the return
hose ioint from the valve bodv unit.
CAUTION: After disconnecting the hose and line,
plug or seal the hose and line with a piece of tape
or equivalsnt to prevent foreign materials from
entering the valve body unit.
N O T E : D o n o t l o o s e n t h e c y l i n d e r l i n e A a n d B
between the valve body unit and cylinder.
ADJUSTABI.E HOSE
CLAMP
Remove the stiffener plate.
NOTE: Some stiffener plate attaching bolts are also
used as gearbox mounting bolts. The gearbox will
tilt to side when these bolts are removed.
14 mm FLARE NUT
STIFFENER PLATE
ATIACHING BOLTS
17 -48
17. Remove the mounting brackets.
Pull the steering gearbox all the way down to clear
the pinion shaft from the bulkhead, then remove the
pinion shaft grommet.
Move the steering gearbox to right so the left rack
end clears the rear beam, then tilt the left side down
to remove it from the vehicle.
CAUTION: Be careful not to bend or damage the
leed line and cylinder linss wh€n r€moving th6
gearbox.
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STEERING GEARBOX