Service Data
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SERVICE DATA - POWER STEERING
| POWER STEERING FLUID | |
| Fluid level rise Maximum | 5 mm (0.20 in.) |
| Fluid pressure at idle speed with valve closed | 7,800 to 8,300 kPa (80 to 85 kgf/cm2 , 1,138 to 1,209 psi) |
| STEERING WHEEL | |
| Steering effort at idle speed (Reference) | 6.0 N.m (60 kgf.cm, 53 in.lbf) |
| VANE PUMP ASSY/VANE PUMP ASSY (From September, 2003) | |
| Vane pump rotating torque | 0.27 N.m (2.8 kgf.cm, 2.4 in.lbf) or less |
| Vane pump shaft and vane pump housing oil clearance STD | 0.027 to 0.054 mm (0.00106 to 0.00213 in.) |
| Vane pump shaft and vane pump housing oil clearance Maximum | 0.07 mm (0.0028 in.) |
| Vane plate thickness Minimum | 1.397 to 1.403 mm (0.0550 to 0.05524 in.) |
| Clearance between the rotor groove and plate Maximum | 0.03 mm (0.0012 in.) |
| Spring free length Minimum | 32.24 mm (1.2693 in.) |
| POWER STEERING LINK ASSY | |
| Tie rod assy stad bolt torque (Turning) | 0.49 to 3.43 N.m (5.0 to 35.0 kgf.cm, 4.3 to 30.4 in.lbf) |
| Steering rack runout Maximum | 0.3 mm (0.0118 in.) |
| Total preload (Control valve rotating torque) (Turning) | 1.2 to 1.5 N.m (12.2 to 15.3 kgf.cm, 10.6 to 13.3 in.lbf) |
| Rack boot clamp clearance | 3.0 mm (0.118 in.) or less |