Steering Description/Maintenance; Steering Wheel And Steering Gear Removal/Installation; Steering Gear Dismantling - Datsun 510 series Workshop Manual

SteerIng
DEsn IPTION
S i EERlNG MaintenaDce
STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING GEAR
Removal and Installation
STEERING GEAR Dismantling
STEERING GEAR Inspection and
Adjustment
DESCRIPTION
A
worm
and recirculating ball type steering system
is
fitted
to
the vehicle the component
parts of the steering
gear
are
shown in Fig K I
The
steering linkage
consists of the
centre
tie rod pitman
ann
idler
arm
outer
tie rods and the knuckle
arms as
shown
in Fig K 2
A collapsible steering column
assembly
can
be fitted
to
the
vehicle
to
protect
the driver from
injury
in
a
head
on
collision
Details of this
type
of
assembly are given
under the appropriate
heading
STEERING Maintenance
O1eck the oil level in the
steering
box
every
10 000 km
6 000 miles and
top up
with recommended lubricant if
necessary
Grease the steering linkage every 50 000 km
30
OOO
miles It will be
necessary to replace
the
plug
in the tie rod ball
joints
with
a
grease
nipple
for this
operation as
previously
described in the section FRONT SUSPENSION
Use
a
grease
gun to
completely replace
the old grease with
new
grease
making
SUfe
that
the grease
is
not
forced from under
the
cover
clamp
if
a
high
pressure gun
is used
STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING GEAR
Removal
1 Take
out
the retaining bolts and
remove
the horn
ring
remove
the steering
wheel
nut
Fig
K 3 and
pull
off the
steering
wheel The
special
tool ST 27180000 should be
used if available
2 Disconnect the battery leads remove the
steering column
shell covers and the
turn
signal and lighting switch
assembly
3 On vehicles fitted with steering
column
gear
change
assemblies the gear lever
must
be removed from the
control rod
assembly
Unscrew the
retaining boltg and
disconnect the
gear
lever
4
Remove the bolts from the steering column upper
clamp
Fig K 4 and the bolts holding
the lower
plate
Fig K 5
5
If the vehicle is fitted with steering column
gear
change
remove
the cotterpin
from the trunnion and detach the
gearchange
rod and selector rod from the
change
lever and
selector lever
STEERING GEAR Assembly and Adjustment
COLLAPSIBLE STEERING
COLLAPSIBLE STEERING
Removal and
Inspection
COLLAPSIBLE STEERING Installation
STEERING LINKAGE
6
Remove the bolts securing
the steering
gear
housing to
the car body
Fig K 6 and pull the
steering
gear towards
the engine compartment
Remove the
gearchange control from the steering
gear
assembly
as
described in the section
GEARBOX
STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING GEAR Installation
Installation is
a
reversal of the removal procedure When
the installation has been
completed make
sure
that the
steering
wheel can
be turned smoothly and is
correctly aligned
The
free travel of
the
steering
wheel should be between 2S 30mm
0 9B 1 18 in
Tighten
the
steering
wheel locknut to a torque
reading
of 4 0 5 0
kgm
29
36Ib ft and the
steering
column
upper
clamp
and
plate
bolts
to
a
torque
reading
of 1 3 1 8 kgm
94 1
3 Ib ft
Ensure that the steering box is
topped up to
the correct
level with recommended lubricant
STEERING GEAR
Dismantling
Remove the pitman
arm
retaining
nut
and
pull out
the
arm
The special puller
ST 27140000 should be used if available
Remove the drain
plug
from the
steering
gear
housing and
drain the oil
Slacken the adjusting screw
nut
and
turn
the sector
shaft
adjusting screw a
few
turns
in the
anti cl o ckwi s e
direction
Remove the sector shaft
cover
retaining bolts and pull the
sector
shaft
cover
and
sector
shaft from the
gear
housing Fig
K 7
Remove the bolts securing
the column
jacket to
the
gear
housing and carefully
withdraw the main column
jacket assembly
from the
gear
housing Fig
K B
NOTE The ball must not
be allowed
to
run
to
either end of
the
worm or
the ends of the ball guides
will be damaged
Pull the column
assembly from the column
jacket
Remove
the
sector
shaft oil seal and take
out
the
rear
bearing
outer
race
from the column jacket with
a
suitable
puller
Withdraw the
bearing
inner
races
from the front and
fear
worm
bearings
Remove the column shaft
bearing
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