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7. Remove oil pipings (high pressure side and low pressure side)from steering gear assembly, then drain fluid from pipings.
8. Remove mounting bolt of steering hydraulic piping bracket from steering gear assembly.
9. Remove mounting bolt (lower side) of lower joint.
10. Remove mounting bolts of steering gear assembly with power tool, and then remove steering gear assembly from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Refer to "Removal and Installation" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.
After removing/installing or replacing steering components, check wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-5, "
Wheel
Alignment Inspection".
After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-8, "
Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position".
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SGIA0545E
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When steering wheel is set in the straight ahead direction, confirm slit of lower joint fits with the projection on rear cover cap, further-
more marking position on steering gear assembly nearly fits with
the projection on rear cover cap.
After installation, bleed air from piping. Refer to PS-7, "
Air Bleeding
Hydraulic System".
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
Check if steering wheel turns smoothly when it is tur ned several times fully to the end of the left and right.
Disassembly and AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327717
COMPONENTS
SGIA0539E
1. Outer socket 2. Boot clamp 3. Boot
4. Inner socket 5. Boot clamp 6. Gear housing assembly
7. Rack oil seal 8. Rack assembly 9. Rack Teflon ring
10. O-ring 11. End cover assembly 12. Cylinder tubes
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CAUTION:
Secure steering gear assembly with a vise, using copperplates or something similar to prevent it from being damaged.
Do not grip cylinder with a vise.
Before performing disassembly, clean steering gear assembly
with kerosene. Be careful not to bring any kerosene into con-
tact with the discharge an d return port connectors.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove cylinder tubes from gear housing assembly.
2. Remove rear cover cap from gear housing 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. Use a rear cover wrench (SST) to remove rear cover from pinion assembly.
5. Remove O-ring with a flat-bladed screwdriver, and pull out rear cover.
6. Remove pinion assembly from gear housing assembly. CAUTION:
In order to protect oil seal from any damage, pull pinion
assembly out straightly.
7. Loosen lock nut of outer socket, and remove outer socket.
8. Remove boot clamps of the small diameter side and the large diameter side, then remove boot.
CAUTION:
13. Pinion assembly 14. O-ring 15. Rear cover
16. Rear cover cap
Refer to GI-8, "
Component" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
: Apply power steering fluid.
: A p p l y G e n u i n e L i q u i d G a s k e t , T h r e e B o n d 1111 B o r e q u i v a l e n t .
: Apply multi-purpose grease.
SGIA0544E
SGIA0568E
SGIA0728E
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When removing boots, be careful not to damage inner socket and gear housing assembly. If they
are damaged, change th em to avoid oil leaks.
9. 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.
10. Remove end cover assembly with a 45 mm (1.77 in) open head (suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage rack. If it is damaged, replace
rack. Otherwise, oil leaks may result.
11. Pull rack assembly with rack oil seal out of gear housing assem- bly.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage cylinder. If it is damaged, replace
gear housing assembly. Otherw ise, oil leaks may result.
12. Heat rack Teflon ring to approximately. 40 °C (104 °F) with a
dryer, then remove it and O-ring from rack.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage rack. If it is damaged, change to a
new one to avoid oil leaks.
13. Use a taped 29 mm (1.14 in) socket and an extension bar. Remove rack oil seal from gear housing assembly.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage gear housing assembly and cylin-
der inner wall. If it is damaged, gear housing assembly
must be replaced. Otherwi se, oil leaks will result.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Boot
Check boot for cracks and deformati on. Replace it, if necessary.
Rack
Check rack for damage and wear. Replace it, if necessary.
Pinion Assembly
Check pinion gear for damage and wear. Replace it, if necessary.
Check bearing while rotating it. Replace bearing if bearing ball race was dented, worn, or damaged.
STC0013D
SST081B
SGIA0151E
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Gear Housing Assembly
Check gear housing assembly for damage and scratches (inner wall). Replace it, if necessary.
Outer Socket and Inner Socket
Swing Torque Hook a spring balance at the point shown in the figure. Confirm ifthe reading is within the specification. When ball stud and inner
socket start moving the measured value must be within the specifi-
cation. If the reading is outside the specification, replace socket.
Rotating Torque Using a preload gauge (SST), check if reading is within the valuespecified below. If the value is outside the standard, replace outer
sockets.
Axial End Play Apply load of 490 N (50 kg, 110 lb) to ball stud axially. Use a dialgauge to measure the amount of the movement that the stud
makes. Check if the reading is within the specified below. If the
value is outside the standard, replace outer and inner sockets.
ASSEMBLY
1. Apply recommended fluid to O-ring. Put an O-ring into rack Teflon ring.
SGIA0547E
Item Outer socket Inner socket
Measuring point Cotter pin hole of stud Shown as L: 83.2 mm (3.276 in)
Swing torque 0.3 − 2.9 N·m (0.03 − 0.29 kg-m, 3 − 25 in-lb) 1.0 − 7.8 N·m (0.11 − 0.79 kg-m, 9 − 69 in-lb)
Measuring value 4.84 − 46.7 N (0.5 − 4.8 kg, 1.0 - 10 lb) 12.1 − 93.7 N (1.2 − 9.6 kg, 3.0 − 21 lb)
Rotating torque 0.3 − 2.9 N·m (0.03 − 0.29 kg-m, 3 − 25 in-lb)
SST882B
Outer socket 0.5 mm (0.02 in) or less
Inner socket 0.2 mm (0.01 in) or less
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2. Heat rack Teflon ring to approximately 40 °C (104 °F) with a
dryer. Assemble it to mounting groove of rack.
3. To fit rack Teflon ring on rack, use rack Teflon ring installation tool (SST) from tooth side. Comp ress rim of ring with the tool.
4. Apply recommended grease to rack oil seal. Insert rack oil seal, then insert rack assembly to gear housing assembly.
CAUTION:
When inserting rack assembly, do not damage retainersliding part. If it is dama ged, replace gear housing assem-
bly.
When inserting rack assembly, do not damage cylinder
inner wall. If it is damaged, it may cause oil leaks. Replace
gear housing assembly.
Attach rack oil seal. Both in ner lip and outer lip should
face each other.
a. To avoid damaging inner rack oil seal, wrap an OHP sheet [approximately. 70 mm (2.76 in) × 100 mm (3.94 in) around rack
tooth. Place oil seal on sheet. Then, pull oil seal along with OHP
sheet until they pass the toothed se ction of rack, then remove it.
b. Insert rack oil seal (inner) to piston (rack Teflon ring) position and push retainer to adjust screw side with fingers lightly, and
then make rack move in gear housing assembly, install rack oil
seal (inner) to fit with gear housing assembly.
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c. When installing outer rack oil seal, cover the end of rack with anOHP sheet [70 mm (2.76 in) × 100 mm (3.94 in)]. It will avoid
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c. When installing outer rack oil seal, cover the end of rack with anOHP sheet [70 mm (2.76 in) × 100 mm (3.94 in)]. It will avoid
damaging rack oil seal. Then place oil seal on sheet. Pull rack oil
seal along with OHP sheet until they pass rack end. Then
remove OHP sheet.
d. Install end cover assembly to rack, move it to gear housing assembly.
5. Using a 45 mm (1.77 in) open head (suitable tool), tighten end cover assembly at the specified torque.
CAUTION:
Do not damage rack surface. If it is damaged, it may cause
oil leaks. Replace rack assembly.
6. After tightening end cover assembly, caulk cylinder at one point as shown in the figure using a punch. This will prevent end cover
from getting loose.
7. Install pinion assembly to gear housing assembly. CAUTION:
In order to protect oil seal from any damage, insert pinion
assembly out straightly.
8. Apply recommended fluid to O-ring. Install O-ring to rear cover.
9. Use a rear cover wrench (SST), install rear cover to gear hous- ing assembly.
10. Confirm projection on rear cover cap nearly fit with marking posi- tion on gear housing assembly.
11. Apply recommended thread locking sealant to the thread (2 turns thread), and then screw in the adjusting screw until it
reaches height “H” from gear housing assembly measured
before disassembling.
12. Rotate pinion ten times whole range of rack so that parts get to fit with each other.
SGIA0157E
SST081B
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13. Measure pinion rotating torque within from –180 ° to +180 °,
make preload gauge (SST) and torque adapter (SST) in rack
neutral position, then hold preload gauge (SST) at maximum
torque.
14. After loosening adjusting screw once, tighten it again with torque of 5.4 N·m (0.55 kg-m, 48 in-lb). After that loosen it within 20 ° to
40 °.
15. Measure pinion rotating torque with torque adapter (SST) and preload gauge (SST), then confirm w hether it's reading is within
the specified value. If the r eading is not within the specified
value, readjust screw angle with adjusting screw. Change gear
assembly to new one, if the readi ng is still not within the speci-
fied value or the rotating torque of adjusting screw is less than 5
N·m (0.51 kg-m, 44 in-lb).
16. Turn pinion fully to the end of the left with inner socket to gear housing assembly.
17. Set dial gauge to rack as shown in the figure. Measure vertical movement of rack when pinion is turned counterclockwise with
torque of 19.6 N·m (2.0 kg-m, 14 ft-lb). Check reading is within
the specified value. If reading is outside of the specification,
readjust screw angle with adjusting screw. If reading is still out-
side of specification, or if the rotating torque of adjusting screw is
less than 5 N·m (0.51 kg-m, 44 in-lb), replace steering gear
assembly.
18. Install large-diameter side of boot to gear housing assembly.
19. Install small-diameter side of boot to the mounting groove of inner socket boot.
20. Install boot clamp to the small-diameter side of boot.
21. Install boot clamp to the large-diameter side of boot.
SGIA0483E
Pinion rotating torque:
Around neutral position (within ±100 °)
Average “A”:
0.8 − 2.0 N·m (0.08 − 0.20 kg-m, 7 − 18 in-lb)
Other than above (more than ±100 °)
Maximum variation “B”:
2.3 N·m (0.23 kg-m, 20 in-lb)
SGIA0160E
SGIA0484E
Amount of vertical movement with rack Less than 0.265 mm (0.01 in)
Measuring point Axial direction of rack 5 mm (0.2 in) away from end of gear housing
Radius direction of rack Shaft direction of adjusting screw
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