Disassembly and Assembly: Assembly

Apply (Autolex A or Dow Corning 111) or equivalent to inner socket and turn pinion fully to retract inner socket into gear housing assembly.
CAUTION: Make sure there are no contaminants in the grease, on the inner socket, or inside the steering gear housing.
Install large end (1) of boot (2) to gear housing assembly.
Install small end (3) of boot (2) to inner socket boot mounting groove.

Fig 1: Identifying Steering Gear And Linkage Small And Large End Boot
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Install outer boot clamp to boot small end using suitable tool.
Install inner boot clamp to boot large end using suitable tool.
CAUTION: Do not reuse boot clamps.

Fig 2: Identifying Large And Small Boot Clamps End
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Install outer socket.
Adjust inner socket to standard length (L) and then tighten lock nut to the specified torque. Check length of inner socket (L) again after tightening lock nut.
Inner socket length (L): Refer to "INNER SOCKET LENGTH ".

Fig 3: Identifying Inner Socket Length
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CAUTION: The length achieved after toe-in adjustment is not necessarily the above value.
Check wheel alignment. Refer to "ADJUSTMENT ".
CAUTION: When tightening outer socket lock nut (1), be sure to hold outer socket (2) using a suitable tool to prevent ball joint from contacting knuckle.

Fig 4: Tightening Outer Socket Lock Nut
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