Honda Civic Service Manual page 1114

Steering Gearbox
Reassembly (cont'd)
Valve Body Unit Reassembly
1. Apply vinyl tape to the stepped portion of the pin-
ion shaft, and coat the surface of the vinyl taoe with
the power steering fluid.
2.
Install the backup ring ('96 -'97 models) or wave
washer ('98 -'00 models) with its tapered side as
shown below.
3. Coat the inside surface of the new valve oil seal
with power steering fluid.
4.
Slide the valve oil seal over the pinion shaft, being
careful not to damage the sealing lip.
Vinyl t.po
{Stepped ponion}
Tap6red position.
BACKUP
Groove side.
sure the spring is
seatod in the oil seal.
'98 - '00
mod.b:
CAUTION: InstEll ihe valve oil seal whh its groov.d
3ide tacing opposite tho boaring.
Apply vinyl tape to the splines and stepped portion
of the shaft, and coat the surface of the vinyl tape
with the power steering fluid.
Fit the new O-ring in the groove of the pinion shaft.
Then slide the new valve seal ring over the shaft
and the groove in on the pinion shaft.
Remove the vinyl tape from the pinion shaft,
'96 - '97 models:
lip
7 .
VALVE SEAL RIiIG
Replace.
Do not over-expand.
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8. Apply power steering fluid to the surface of the
v a l v e s e a l r i n g t h a t w a s i n s t a l l e d o n t h e p i n i o n
shaft.
9. Apply power steering fluid to the inside of the spe-
cial tool. Set the larger diameter end of the special
tool over the valve seal ring.
10. Move the special tool up and down several times to
make the valve seal ring fit in the pinion shaft.
11, Remove the soecial tool.
12. Turn the special tool over, and set the smaller diam-
eter end of the special tool over the valve seal ring.
Move the special tool up and down several times to
m a k e t h e v a l v e s e a l r i n g f i t s n u g l y i n t h e p i n i o n
shaft.
PISTON SEAL BING
SIZING TOOL
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07NAG - SR3|X)00
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Use the larger diameter
end of the special
tool first to make
the valve seal ring
fit in the pinion
shaft.
Make the valve seal ring
fit snugly in the pinion
shaft using the other end
(smaller diameter end) of
the specialtool.