Acura Integra 1998 Service Manual page 691

Power Steering Gearbox
Removal (cont'd)
Remove the cotter pin from the ball joint pin and
remove the nut.
Install the 10 mm hex nut on the ball ioint.
Be sure that the 10 mm hex nut is flush with the ball
j o i n t p i n e n d , o r t h e t h r e a d e d s e c t i o n o f t h e b a l l
j o i n t p i n m i g h t b e d a m a g e d b y t h e b a l l j o i n t r e -
mover.
NOTE: Remove the ball joint using the special tool.
Refer to section 18 for the ball joint remover usage
instructions.
Separate the tie-rod ball ioint and knuckle using the
special tool.
CAUTION: Avoid damaging th. ball ioint boot.
t{ePrace.
BALL JOINT REMOVER,23 mm
07MAC - SL0020o
10. Disconnect the shift linkage (M/T model: see section
13, A,/T model: see section 14).
1 1 . D i s c o n n e c t t h e s e c o n d a r y h e a t e d o x y g e n s e n s o r
(H02Sl connector, and separate the three way cat-
alytic convener by removing the self-locking nuts.
NOTE: Always replace the gaskets with new ones.
SECONDARy HEATED OXycEN SENSOR SELF-LOCKING
NUT
17 -42
R e p l a c e .
CATAI.YTIC CONVERTER
12.
1 3 .
Remove the return line clamp from the left side of
the rear beam, and move the return line above the
steering gearbox.
Remove the rear beam brace rod.
Remove the left tie-rod end. then slide the rack all
the way to the ri9ht.
1 4 .
RETURN LINE CLAMP
LEFT NE-ROD END