Acura NSX 1991 Manual page 442

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Steering Gearbox
Inspection
1. Carefully clamp the gearbox in a vise with soft jaws.
2. Remove the boot bands.
3. Pull the boots away from the ends of the gearbox,
then 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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BOOT BAND
Replace.
LOCK WASHER
Replace.
• Preload inspection:
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.
CYLINDER
Install the special tool on the pinion shaft and check
the preload with a spring scale.
If the preload is out of the specification, adjust the
rack guide.
Preload 30 N (3 kg, 6.6 Ibs) maximum
Rack guide screw adjustment:
— Loosen the rack guide screw locknut.
— Tighten, loosen and retighten the rack guide screw
two times to 4 N-m (0.4 kg-m, 2.9 Ib-ft), then back
it off 20°
RACK
STEERING INSPECTION ARM
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