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Manual Steering
Overhaul
1. Carefully clamp the gearbox in a vise with soft jaws.
2.
Remove the boot band.
3.
Pull the boots away from the ends of the gearbox,
and unbend the tie-rod lock washers.
4. Hold the rack with a wrench, and unscrew the tie-
rods with another wrench.
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4. Before disassembly, install the special tool on the pin-
ion shaft and check the preload.
If the preload is out of the specification, adjust the
rack guide (page 17-27).
If the preload is still out of the specification, disas-
semble the gearbox and check each part.
NOTE: Slide the steering rack in the cylinder until
the end of the rack projects 60 mm (2.4 in) from
the cylinder end. Inspection is made near this rack
position.
5.
Check the pinion preload with a spring scale.
Preload 7-17 N (0.7-1.7 kg, 1.5-3.8 Ibs)
6.
Loosen the locknut, and remove the rack guide
screw.
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