BMW 1989-1995 525i Service Manual page 294

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STEERING AND W HEEL ALIGNMENT
Tightening Torque
• Center tie rod to pitman arm 59 Nm (44 ft-Ib)
12. On Servotronic-equipped cars connect the harness
connector for the electroniclhydraulic converter.
13. Connect the fluid hoses to the steering gearbox . Use
new sealing washers at the couplings and make sure
not to overtorque the banjo bolts.
Tightening Torques
• Hydraulic fluid hoses to steering gearbox
M14 banjo bolt. 35 Nm (26 ft·lb)
M16 banjo bolt. 40 Nm (30 ft-Ib)
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14. On SRS-equipped cars install the airbag unit. See 721
Airbag System (SRS).
Fig . 6. Fluid hoses and mounting bolts at steering gearbox.
8. Make sure all thread bores. bolts. nuts. splines and
mating surfaces are clean.
9. Install the steering gearbox to the subframe crossmem -
ber using new self-locking nuts.
Tightening Torques
• Steering gearbox to subframe crossmember
M10 bolt (class 10.9 bolt only) 42 Nm (32 ft-Ib)
M12 bolt 85 Nm (63 ft-Ib)
10. Install the steering column universal joint to the steer-
ing gearbox shaft. Center the steering column to the
gearbox by aligning the universal joint split with the
mark on the steering gearbox. See Fig. 5 given earlier.
Use a new self-locking nut on the clamping bolt.
NOTE -
Make sure the clamping bolt fils into the machined
groove in the steering gearbox shaft when mating the
universal joint to the shaft.
15. Fill and bleed the power steering system as described
above.
To remove and install steering idler arm
The idler arm is bolted to the subframe crossmember
through a bushing. The bushing is subject to wear and is avail-
able as a replacement part. See Fig. 7.
Idler arm
bushing
Tightening Torque
• Steering column universal joint to steering
gearbox shaft (self-locking nut) . . . . . 22 Nm (16 ft-I b)
11 . Install the center tie rod to the pitman arm using a new
self-locking nut.
STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE
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Fig. 7. Idler arm and bushing.
1. Raise the front of the car.
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