Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 798

Steering Rack Roassembly
25. Coat the piston seal ring guide with power steering
fluid, then slide it onto the rack, big end first
26. Position the new O-ring and new piston seal ring on
the special tool, then slide them down toward the
b i g e n d o f t h e t o o l .
NOTE:
. Do not over expand the resin seal rings. Install
the resin seal rings with care so as not to dam-
age them. After installation, be sure to contract
t h e s e a l r i n g u s i n g t h e s p e c i a l t o o l ( s i z i n g t o o l )
. Replace the piston's O-ring and seal ring as a set.
27. Pull the O ring off into the piston groove, then pull
the piston seal ring off into the piston groove on top
of the O-ring.
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PISTON SEAL RING
GUIDE
07GAG - SD,OloA or
07GAG - SDIO100
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O.RING
Replace
PISTON SEAL RING
Replace-
Coat the piston seal ring and the inside of the spe-
cial tool with power steering fluid
Carefully slide the tool onto the rack and over the
piston seal ring.
Move the special tool back and forth several times
to make the piston seal ring fit snugly in the piston.
PISTON
Replace.
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PISTON
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31. Wrap vinyl tape around the rack teeth and rack end
edges. then coat the surface of the tape with the
power steering fluid.
N O T E : M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e v i n y l t a p e i s w r a p p e d
carefullv so that there is no stepped portion.
Coat the inside surface of the new cylinder end seal
with power steering fluid.
Install the cylinder end seal onto the steering rack
with its grooved side toward the piston.
CAUTION: when inslalling the cylinder ond seal.
be careful nol damago the sealing lip face of the
seal with th€ edges or teeth of the steering rack.
Make sure the
sPring is in the cylinder
eno seal
Remove the vinyl tape from the steering rack
NOTE| Remove any residue oftape adhesive
(cont'd)
CYLINDER END SEAL
Grooved srde.
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