Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 790

19 - 14 STEERING
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
BOOT SEAL
REMOVAL
(1) Remove steering gear.
(2) Loosen the jam nut then remove the tie rod
end and jam nut.
(3) Remove the outer clamp from the rubber boot
(Fig. 9).
(4) Remove the boot inner clamp.
(5) On 4x2 vehicles mark the breather tube loca-
tion on steering gear before removing the rubber boot
(Fig. 9).
Fig. 9 Boot Seal - 4x2
1 – CIRCLE "A"
2 – MARK BREATHER TUBE LOCATION
3 – BOOT
4 – SNORKEL CLAMP
5 – BOOT CLAMP (OUTER)
6 – JAM NUT
7 – USE LUBE HERE
8 – BOOT CLAMP (INNER)
9 – BOOT SEAL
10 – BREATHER TUBE
11 – BREATHER TUBE
INSTALLATION
(1) Lubricate the boot outer groove (tie rod) with
silicone type lubricant. Ensure that the boot is not
twisted.
(2) On 4x2 vehicles align the breather tube with
the reference mark on the steering gear.
(3) Position and align the new boot over the hous-
ing.
(4) Install inner clamp on the rubber boot.
(5) Install the snorkel clamp on 4x2 vehicles.
(6) Install outer clamp on the inner tie rod.
(7) Install the jam nut and the tie rod end.
(8) Install steering gear.
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE CHART
DESCRIPTION
Rack and Pinion Steering Gear
Gear to Frame Bolts . . . . . . 258 N·m (190 ft. lbs.)
Intermediate Shaft Bolt . . . . . 49 N·m (36 ft. lbs.)
Tie Rod End
Knuckle Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)
Jam Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 N·m (55 ft. lbs.)
Lines
Pressure Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 N·m (25 ft. lbs.)
Return Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 N·m (25 ft. lbs.)
SPECIAL TOOLS
RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR
Puller C-3894-A
DN
TORQUE