1998 NISSAN PATROL steering wheel adjustment

STEERING SYSTEM
SECTION
ST
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS AND PREPARATION............................1
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ``AIR
BAG'' and ``SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER''...............1
Precautions for Steering System .................................1
Special Service Tools ..................................................1
NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH)
TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................3
NVH Troubleshooting Chart.........................................3
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE..................................................4
Checking Steering Wheel Play ....................................4
Checking Neutral Position on Steering Wheel ............4
Front Wheel Turning Angle ..........................................4
Checking and Adjusting Drive Belts ............................5
Checking Fluid Level ...................................................5
Checking Fluid Leakage ..............................................5
Bleeding Hydraulic System..........................................6
Checking Steering Wheel Turning Force ....................6
Checking Hydraulic System.........................................6
STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN............8
Removal and Installation .............................................8
Disassembly and Assembly .......................................10Inspection................................................................... 11
POWER STEERING SYSTEM (Model: PB69K)..........12
Description .................................................................12
POWER STEERING GEAR (Model: PB69K)...............13
Removal and Installation ...........................................13
Inspection...................................................................13
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP....................................15
Removal and Installation ...........................................15
Disassembly and Assembly .......................................16
Pre-disassembly Inspection .......................................16
Inspection...................................................................17
Disassembly...............................................................17
Assembly ...................................................................18
STEERING LINKAGE....................................................19
Removal and Installation ...........................................19
Disassembly...............................................................20
Inspection...................................................................20
SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS)..........22
General Speci®cations ...............................................22
Inspection and Adjustment ........................................22
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General Speci®cations
Power steering
Steering gear type PB69K
Turns of steering wheel on the vehicle
(Lock-to-lock)3.4
Steering gear ratio 17.0Steering wheel axial play
mm (in)0 (0)
Steering wheel play
mm (in)35 (1.38) or less
Steering damper
[at 0.3 m (1.0 ft)/sec.]
N (kg, lb)4,443 (453, 999) ...
Extended direction
3,315 (338, 745) ...
Compressed direction
Inspection and Adjustment
STEERING COLUMN
Unit: mm (in)
Steering column (L1) 679.9 - 681.5 (26.77 - 26.83)
Steering column lower shaft (L
2) 489.3 - 493.3 (19.26 - 19.42)
STEERING LINKAGE
Tie-rod & drag link ball joint
Swinging force at cotter pin hole N (kg, lb)4.9 - 49.0
(0.5 - 5.0, 1.1 - 11.0)
Rotating torque
Nzm (kg-cm, in-lb)0.3 - 2.9
(3 - 30, 2.6 - 26.0)
Axial end play mm (in) 0 (0)
Tie-rod standard length (L)
mm (in)1,302 (51.26)
Drag link standard length (L)
mm (in)1,123.4 (44.23)
SST761C
SST768C
SST769C
SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS)
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POWER STEERING SYSTEM
(Model: PB69K)
Steering wheel turning force
(at 360É from neutral posi-
tion and circumference of
steering wheel) N (kg, lb)39 (4, 9) or less
Oil pump pressure
kPa (bar, kg/cm
2, psi)8,140 - 8,728
(81.4 - 87.3, 83 - 89, 1,180 - 1,266)
at idling
Fluid capacity
m!(Imp ¯ oz)Approximately 1,000 (35.2)
Normal operating tempera-
ture ÉC (ÉF)60 - 80 (140 - 176)
Steering gear turning torque
Nzm (kg-cm, in-lb)
360É position from
straight-ahead position0.15 - 0.78 (1.5 - 8.0, 1.3 - 6.9)
Straight-ahead position
(As compared with steer-
ing wheel turned 360É)0.2 - 0.5 (2 - 5, 1.7 - 4.3) higher
Maximum turning torque 0.44 - 1.18 (4.5 - 12, 3.9 - 10.4)
Backlash at pitman arm top
end (in a straight-
ahead position) mm (in)0 - 0.1 (0 - 0.004)
End play (at sector shaft
end in neutral position)
mm (in)0.1 (0.004) or less
SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS)
Inspection and Adjustment (Cont'd)
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