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Steering Gearbox
Disassembly lcont'd)
13, Set the gearbox in a press so the gear housing points
upward.
14. Installthe flange bolt into the end ofthe steering rack
until it bottoms in the hole, then back the flange bolt
out 1/4 turn. Hold the tlange bolt and tighten the
flange nut against the rack by hand.
15. Press the cylinder end seal and steering rack out of
the gearbox,
NOTE: Hold the sreering rack to keep it from talling
when pressed clear.
VINYL TAPEPre$
I
12 mmFLANGE NUT
STEERINGGEARBOX
16.Remove the soecial tool and cylinder end seal lrom
the steering rack.
17-50
17.
CYLINDER ENOSEAL
18.
Remove the 12 mm bolt and nut from the steering
rack, then install a 24" long.3/8" drive extension, and
the special tool into the cylinder from the gearbox
side.
CAUTION: Be caretul not to damagc th€ in3idr
surface ot ths housing with tho tool3.
Set the gearbox in a press, then press out the cylinder
end seal and backup ring trom the gearbox.
CAUTION:
Ksep the tool straight to avoid damagingtha cYlind.r
wall. Chsck tis tool angls, and corr€st if nrcolrary,
whsn rsmoving the cylinder end seal.
Use ! prors to r6movo tho cylinder end rgal. Do not
try to remove the soal by 3triking ths tool. h will
break the brckup ring and tho cylind€r end leal will
romain in ths gsarbox.
2it" LONG 3/8" DRIVE EXTENSION:Comm€rcirlly Availobl.
CYLINDER END SEALREMOVER ATTACHME?ST
19. Carefully pry the piston seal ring and O-iing off the
piston of the rack.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damags th€ insidc ot
seal ring groove whgn romoving th€ seal ring.
Replace.
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Steering Gearbox
Disassembly (cont'dl
25. Using a cutter or an equivalent tool, cut and remove
the four seal rings from the sl6eve.
CAUTION: Bc clroful not to drmrg. ths .dgc. otthc alcava g1oov6 whan rcmoving the 3cd rings
lnd O.ring.
Using a cutter or an gquivalent tool, cut the valve
seal ring and O-ring Et the groove the pinion shaft.Remove the valv€ saal ring 8nd O-ring,
CAUTION: Br crrltul not to drm.gr thc cdgct ofthc plnion rhdt grooya whcn rcmoving the vllvc
!.!l ring rnd O-ring.
26.
SI-EEVE
Cutting slot position.
17.52
Remova the valve oil seal 8nd backup ring from thepinion shaft.
NOTE:
. Inspect the ball bearing by rotating the outer
race slowly. lf thsre is excessive play, replace thepinion shaft and sleeve as an assembly.. The pinion shaft and sleeve are a precise fiu donot intermix old and new pinion shafts and
steev8s,
28, Press th6 valve oil s€al and roller besring out ofthe
valve housing using a hydraulic press and specialtool shown below.
PILOT COLLARO?GAF - PHTO1OO
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Reassembly
NOTE:
. Clean the disassembled parts with a solvent and dry them with compressed air. Do not dip the rubber parts in a sol-
vent.
. Always replace the O-rings and rubber seals with new ones before assembly.
. Apply power steering fluid or steering grease {HONDA P/N: 08733 - 8070E) to the parts indicated in the assembly pro-
cedures.
. Do not allow dust, dirt. or other foreign materials to enter the power steering system.
. Use the appropriate specialtools where necessary.
FLANGC BOLT20 N.m 12.0 kg{.m, lil lbt'ftl
CYLINDER PIPE A26 N'm (2.7 kgf.m, 20 lbf.ftl
VALVE I{OUSING
BOLI..ER BEARINGReplace.
VALVE SEAL RINGReplace.+-cncl|P
RACK GUIDE SCREW
S1IEVE SEAI RINGSReolace.
SITEVE
BACKUP RIM}
VALVE SEAL RINGRaplacs.
O.RINGReplac€.LOCKNUT
CYLINDER HOUSING
O-RINGBACKUP RING Replace.
\
PINION SHAFT
SHIMS
O-RINGReplace.
CYUNDER END SEALReolace.GEAR HOUSING
CYLINDER END SEALReplaco.O.RINGReplace.
I
x nd#$Y
IPISTON SEAL RINGReplace.
STEERING RACK
(cont'd)
17-53
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Steering Gearbox
Reassembly lcont'd)
Vllvc Body Rea3sombly
1. Apply vinyl tape to the stepped portion of the pin-
ion shaft, and coat the surface of the vinyl tape with
the power steering tluid,
2. Install the backup ring with its tapered side as
shown below.
3. Coat the inside surface of the new valve oil seal
with power steering fluid.
4. Slide the valve oil seal over the pinion shaft. being
careful not to damage the sealing lip.
CAUTION: ln3tall the valve oil ssal with hs groovad
3ide tacing opposits the besring.
Vinyl trpolst.ppcd ponion,Tapered position.
Groove side.
VALVE OIL SEAL
Fit the new O-ring in the groove of the pinion shaft.
Then slide the new valve seal ring over the shaft
and groove in on the pinion shaft.
Remove the vinyl tape from the pinion shaft.
NOTE: Do not over - expand the valve saal ring.
S€aling
E
lip
PINION SHAFT
VALVE SEAL RING
17-54
7. Apply power steering fluid to the surface of the
valve seal ring that was installed on the pinion
shaft.
8. Apply power steering fluid to the inside of the spe-
cial tool. Set the larger diameter end of the special
tool over the valve seal ring.
9. Move the special tool up and down several times to
make the valve seal ring Jit in the pinion shaft.
10. Remove the special tool.
.11. Turn the special tool over and setthe smallerdiam-
eter end of the special tool over the valve seal ring.
Move the sDecial tool uD and down severai times to
make the valve seal ring snugly fit in the pinion
shaft.
VALVE SEAL RING
(H(ffi
Use the wider diameterend ot the specialtool first to makethe valve seal ringfit in the pinionshaft.
Make the valve seal ringsnugly fit in the.pinionshaft using the other end(smaller diameter end) ofthe specialtool.
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Apply power steering fluid to the surface of the spe-
cial tool. Set the new seal rings over the special tool
from the smaller diameter end of the tool, and
expand the seal rings. Do two rings at a time from
each end of the sleeve,
NOTE:
. Do not over-expand the seal ring. Install the resin
seal rings with care so as not to damage them.
After installation, be sure to contract the seal
rings using the specialtool {sizing tool}.
. There are two types of sleeve seal rings: black
and brown. Do not mix the different types of
sleeve seal rings as they are not compatible.
Set the special tool in the grooves in the sleeve. and
set each ring in each groove securely.
NOTE: After installation, compress the seal rings
with your fingers temporarily.
BALL JOINT BOOT CLIP GUIDEo?MAG - SL001d)
14. Apply power steering fluid to the seal rings on the
sleeve and to the entire inside surface of the special
tool.
15. Insert the sleeve into the specialtool slowly.
16. Move the sl€eve each direction several times to
make the seal rings snugly fit in the sleeve.
NOTE: Be sure that the seal rings are not turned up.
SLEEVE SEAL RINGSIZING TOOL
13.
07974 - 5450200
Cutout,
't7.Apply power steering fluid to the surface ol the pin-
ion shaft, then assemble the sleeve over the pinion
shaft, aligning the locating pin on the inside of the
sleeve with the cutout in the shaft,
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the valve seal ring
when inserting the sleeve.
Install the circlip securely in the pinion shaft groove.
NOTE: Install rh€ circlip with its tapered side facing
OUI.
19. Apply power steering fluid to the seal ring lip of the
valve oil seal. Then install the seal in the valve
housing using a hydraulic press and special tools as
shown.
18.
ATTACHMENT,32x35mm077{6 - 0010100
{cont'd)
VALVE OIL SEAL
17-55
ir
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Steering Gearbox
Reassembly (cont'd)
SI,-EEVE SEAL RINGSBe sure that thesear ings are notturned up, theninstall.
Press the new roller bearing into the valve housing
using a hydraulic press and special tool as shown.
NOTE: Place ths roller bearing on the valve hous-
ing with its letter stamped facing up towards the
valve side.
Pr.33,
I
PINION
E
20.
ATTACHMENT,32x35mm077/aO - (x)1010O
ROLLER BEARINGLetter stamped face
21.Apply vinyl tape to the pinion shaft, then coat thevinyl tape with power steering fluid.
Insert the pinion shaft into the valve housing.
CAUTION: Be carotul not to damage tho valvs soalrings.
23. Remove the vinyltape from the pinion shaft.
Soaling lip frc..
VALVE OIL SEAL
VALVC HOUSING
17-56
24. Press the pinion shaft/sleeve using a hydraulic
Dress as shown.
CAUTION: Before irserting the pinion 3haft, bosuro that the backup ring is csntored with the pin.
ion shaft bearing,
BACKUP BING
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25.
26.
Coat the piston seal ring guide with power steering
fluid, and slide it onto the rack, big end first.
Position the new O-ring and new piston seal ring on
the special tool, then slide them down towards big
end of the tool.
NOTE:
. Do not over expand resin seal rings. Install the
resin seal ring with care so as not to damage
them. After installation, be sure to contract the
seal ring using the special tool (sizing tool).
. Replace piston's O-ring and seal ring as a set.
Pull the O-ring off into the piston groove, then pull
the piston seal ring off into the piston groove on top
of the O-ring.
PISTON SEAL RING
GUIDE07GAG - SD,OI00
28.
30.
O.RING
PISTON SEAL RING
Coat the piston seal ring and inside of the special
toolwith power steering fluid.
Carefully slide the tool onto the rack and over the
piston seal ring.
Move the special tool back and forth several times
to make the piston seal ring fit snugly in the piston.
PISTON
E
PISTON
31.
32.
Coat the sliding surface of the special tool and new
cylinder end seal with power steering fluid.
Place the seal on the special tool with its grooved
side facing opposite the special tool.
Grooved side.
CYLINDER ENDSEAL SLIDER0797a - 6890801
Apply a thin coat of grease to the inside of the spe-
cial tool, and install it on the steering rack.
CAUTION: Make sure the rack teeth do not tace
the slot in the special tool.
SEAL SLIDER0t974 - 6890801(cont'd)
CYLINDER END SEAL
CYLINOER END SEAL
17-57
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Steering Gearbox
Reassembly lcont'dl
34. Separate the cylinder end seal from the spscial tool,then remove the tool from the steering .ack.
lnstall the backup ring on the steering rack, thenplace the cylinder end seal to piston.
Grease the steering rack teeth, then insert the steer-ing rack into the gear housing.
CAUTION: Be clrs{ul not to d.mage to inn9r !ur-ftca of thc goar housing with th€ rsck cdg6.
CYUNDER END SEAL
BACKUP RING
CYLINDER END SCAL
17-58
CYUNDER END SEAL
37.
'to
Set lhe gearbox in a press with the cylindor housing
facing upward.
Install the flange bolt into the end of the steering rack
until it bottoms in the hole, then back the flang€ bolt
out 1/il turn. Hold the flange bolt and tighten the
flange nut against the rack by hand.
Install the cylinder end seal into the bottom of the
cylinder by pressing on the bolt with a press as
shown.
CAUTION: Do not push on ihc bolt with excelcivr
forcc; 83 it may dEmago thr cylindor ond 3o!1.
Pr9!t
I
12 x 170 mm FLANGE BOLT
12 mm FLANGE NUT
STEERING RACK
CYUNDER END SEAL
41.
Remove the flange bolt and center the steering rack.
Install the special tool or vinyl tape onto the end ofthe steering rack, then coat the special tool or vinyltape with power steering fluid.
Coat the inside surface of the new cylinder end sealwith power steering fluid.
Install the cylinder end seal onto the ste€ring rackwith its grooved side toward the piston.
Remove the special tool. Push in the cylinder endseal with finger.
NOTE: Take care not to damage the cylinder endseal with the threads and burrs at the stakod oosi-tion of the gearbox.St k d po3ition.
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