PS-20
POWER STEERING GEAR
Revision: 2006 November2007 350Z
CAUTION:
Secure steering gear assembly with a vise, using copper
plates or something similar to prevent it from being dam-
aged. Do not grip cylinder with a vise.
Before performing disassembly, clean steering gear assem-
bly with kerosene. Be careful not to bring any kerosene into
contact with the discharge and return port connectors.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove cylinder tubes from gear housing assembly.
2. Remove rear cover cap from gear-sub assembly.
3. Measure adjusting screw height from gear housing assembly,
then loosen adjusting screw.
CAUTION:
Do not turn adjusting screw more than twice.
Replace steering gear assembly when adjusting screw is
removed or more than twice.
4. Remove fixing bolts of gear-sub assembly, and then remove
gear-sub assembly from gear housing assembly.
5. Remove O-ring B from gear housing assembly.
6. Loosen lock nut of outer socket, and remove outer socket.
7. Remove boot clamps of the small diameter side and the large
diameter side, then remove boots.
CAUTION:
On removing boots, be careful not to damage the inner socket and the gear housing assembly. If
they are is damaged, change them to avoid oil leaks.
8. Drill out the clinching part of cylinder outer rim with a 3 mm (0.12
in) drill in 1.5 mm (0.059 in) depth.
9. Remove end cover assembly with a 42 mm (1.65 in) open head
(suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage rack. If it is damaged, replace
rack. Otherwise, oil leaks may result.
10. Pull rack with rack oil seal out of gear housing assembly.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage cylinder. If it is damaged, replace
gear housing assembly. Otherwise, oil leaks may result.
:Apply multi-purpose grease.
:Apply Genuine NISSAN PSF or equivalent.
SGIA0360E
SGIA0568E
STC0013D
SST081B
