Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1294

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DI AGN OSI S AN D T EST I N G
POWER STEERING GEAR LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS
REM OVAL AN D I N STALLAT I ON
STEERING GEAR
REMOVAL
(1) P la ce t h e fr on t wh eels in t h e st r a igh t a h ea d
posit ion wit h t h e st eer in g wh eel cen t er ed.
(2) Discon n ect a n d ca p t h e flu id h oses fr om st eer-
in g gea r.
(3) Rem ove t h e colu m n cou pler sh a ft fr om t h e
gea r.
(4) Rem ove pit m a n a r m fr om gea r.
(5) Rem ove t h e st eer in g gea r r et a in in g bolt s a n d
r em ove t h e gea r (F ig. 2) .
INSTALLA TION
(1) Align t h e colu m n cou pler sh a ft t o st eer in g gea r.
(2) In st a ll st eer in g gea r (a n d br a cket ) on t h e fr a m e
r a il a n d t igh t en bolt s t o 95 N·m (70 ft . lbs.)
(3) Align a n d in st a ll t h e pit m a n a r m a n d t igh t en
n u t t o 251 N·m (185 ft . lbs.).
(4) Con n ect flu id h oses t o st eer in g gea r a n d
t igh t en t o 28 N·m (21 ft . lbs.).
(5) F ill power st eer in g syst em t o pr oper level.
Fig. 2 Steering Gear Mounting (LHD)
DI SASSEM BLY AN D ASSEM BLY
HOUSING END PLUG
DISASSEMBL Y
(1) Un sea t a n d r em ove r et a in in g r in g fr om gr oove
wit h a pu n ch t h r ou gh t h e h ole in t h e en d of t h e
h ou sin g (F ig. 3).
Fig. 3 End Plug Retaining Ring
(2) Slowly r ot a t e st u b sh a ft wit h 12 poin t socket
COUNTE R-CLOCKWISE t o for ce t h e en d plu g ou t
fr om h ou sin g.
STEERING 19 - 13