Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 1331

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Power Steering
Steering Gearbox Installation (cont'd)
45. Center the steering rack within its stroke.
46. Slip the lower end of the steering joint (A) onto the
pinion shaft (B) taking care to align the gap (C)
within the angle.
NOTE: Pick up the tabs (D) of the pinion shaft
grommet, and turn up the lip of the pinion shaft
grommet securely in place. Make sure that light
does not enter from the space between the pinion
shaft grommet and the body.
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47. Align the bolt hole (A) on the steering joint with the
groove (B) around the pinion shaft, then loosely
install the lower steering joint bolt (C). Be sure that
the joint bolt is securely in the groove in the pinion
shaft.
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A
48. Pull on the steering joint to make sure that the
steering joint is fully seated, then tighten the lower
joint bolt to the specified torque.
49. Tighten the upper steering joint bolt (D) to the
specified torque.
17-64
FRONT
±
89 20 °
C D
D
8 x 1.25 mm
28 N·m
(2.9 kgf·m,
21 lbf·ft)
B
50. Install the steering joint cover (A).
51. Install the steering wheel (see page 17-27).
A
52. Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure
(see page 22-89), and do these tasks:
B
• Turn the ignition switch to ON (II) and check that
the SRS indicator should came on for about 6
seconds and then go off.
• Make sure the horn and turn signal switches
work properly.
• Make sure the steering wheel switches work
properly.
53. Fill the system with power steering fluid, and bleed
air from the system (see page 17-14).
54. After installation, do these checks.
• Start the engine, allow it to idle, and turn the
steering wheel from lock-to-lock several times to
warm up the fluid. Check the gearbox for leaks
(see page 17-13).
• Check the steering wheel spoke angle.
• If steering spoke angles to the right and left are
not equal (steering wheel and rack are not
centered), correct the engagement of the joint/
pinion shaft serrations.
• Set the steering column to the center tilt position,
C
and to the center telescopic position, then do the
8 x 1.25 mm
front toe inspection (see page 18-5).
28 N·m
(2.9 kgf·m,
16 lbf·ft)
55. Install the front grille cover (see page 20-255).
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A