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Rack and Pinion
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Figure 7-6 Adjust Steering Alignment
RACK AND PINION DISASSEMBLY
CAUTION
• The ball joint (23) (Figure 7-10, Page 7-10) has left-hand threads.
1.
Remove ball joint from the spindle and inspect it for excessive wear.
2.
Remove the drag link (28) (Figure 7-10, Page 7-10).
3.
Remove both bellows clamps (2) (plastic wire ties).
4.
Remove the hex nut (29) and slide off the dust seal bellows (1).
5.
Remove the retaining ring (21), then slide off dust seal bellows (20).
6.
Remove the rack screw lock nut (15), rack guide screw (16), rack guide pressure spring (14), and the rack guide
(13) (Figure 7-10, Page 7-10).
7.
Remove the universal joint assembly from the pinion (8) by fully removing the bolt and then sliding off the
universal joint.
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STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION