Disassembly - Isuzu Trooper 1999 Workshop Manual

Disassembly

CAUTION: Do not clamp the steering gear assembly
in a vise by the power cylinder housing.
1. Remove dust cover.
2. Remove retaining ring.
3. Remove back up ring.
4. Remove oil seal.
f Clean the faces of the extended stub shaft.
f Plug the hose fitting on the inlet side.
f Remove the oil seal by blowing compressed air
through the hole in the outlet side.
5. Remove lock nut.
f Remove the adjusting screw lock nut and turn the
adjusting screw counter-clockwise to remove the
preload between the sector gear and the rack
piston.
POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM
6. Remove the top cover bolts and the top cover
assembly.
f Holding the top cover stationary, turn the adjusting
screw clockwise to raise and free to cover, then
remove the cover with O-ring.
7. Bring the stub shaft into straight-ahead position. Do
not force the sector shaft off the gear box with a
hammer or other impact tools then remove sector
shaft.
440RS002
2A–23
440RS003
440RS004