Steering Gear: Assembly
- Install the check valve to the upper hose port.
- Install the inner tie rods.
- Tighten to 100 Nm (74 lb-ft).
- Position 2 new inner bellows clamps onto the steering gear.
- Install the 2 steering gear bellows.
- Using the special tool, install the 2 inner bellows clamps.
- Install the 2 outer bellows clamps.
- Thread the 2 tie-rod end jam nuts onto the inner tie rods.
- Install the 2 tie-rod ends.
- Tighten the 2 tie-rod end jam nuts against the tie-rod ends.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).
- Install the steering gear. For additional information, refer to Steering Gear .
CAUTION:
To resist rotation and prevent damage to the steering gear during removal of the spindle tie rods, center the steering gear and position the rack gear in a soft-jawed vice.
NOTE:
Do not tighten the inner bellows clamps at this step.
NOTE:
Apply the specified grease to the steering gear bellows groove on the inner tie rod.
NOTE:
Make sure the steering gear bellows is positioned correctly over the steering gear housing bead and the groove in the inner tie rod.
NOTE:
Make sure the steering gear bellows is not twisted and the breather tube, if equipped, is securely inserted into the steering gear bellows.
NOTE:
Install the tie-rod ends the same number of turns as noted during disassembly.