Removal
REMOVAL - PRESSURE AND RETURN HOSES1. Remove the battery ground cable from the ground stud on the shock tower and isolate the ground cable by installing the cable isolator on the ground stud.
2. Position the front tires of the vehicle so that they are facing straight-ahead.
3. Raise the vehicle on a frame contact type hoist until the front tires of the vehicle are just off the floor.
4. Remove caps from both wiper arms at the attachment to the pivots to expose the wiper arm attaching nuts. Remove the nut attaching each wiper arm to its pivot.
5. Remove the wiper arms from the pivots. Wiper arms are removed from the pivots by rocking them back and force on the pivots until they can be pulled off the pivots.
6. Remove the wiper module cover and cowl cover.
7. Remove the 8 bolts, attaching the reinforcement to the strut towers and the 1 bolt attaching the wiper module to the reinforcement. Remove the reinforcement from the vehicle.
8. Remove the in-line resonator and inlet hose from the throttle body and air let hose coming from the lid of the air cleaner housing.
NOTE: When locking the steering wheel, the front tires of the vehicle are to be facing straight ahead.
9. Using a steering wheel clamp, lock the steering wheel from rotating.
CAUTION: Before removing the steering column coupler from the intermediated steering shaft be sure the steering wheel is locked from rotating. If the steering wheel is allowed to rotate freely after it is disconnected from the intermediated shaft, the clock spring will be damaged and will need to be replaced.
10. Remove the retaining pin and the coupler bolt from the steering column coupler. Separate the intermediate steering shaft from the steering column coupler.
11. Bend back the retaining tabs on the mounting plate for the tie rod to steering gear mounting bolts.
12. Remove the bolts, mounting plate and washers attaching the tie rods to the steering gear. Lay the tie rods on top of the transaxle bell housing.
NOTE: The following step should be done to prevent excessive spilling of power steering fluid when the power steering fluid lines are removed from the steering gear.
13. Using a siphon pump, remove as much power steering fluid as possible from the power steering fluid reservoir.
14. Remove the 2 nuts mounting the master cylinder to the vacuum booster.
15. Remove the master cylinder with the brake tubes connected, from the vacuum booster. Carefully position the master cylinder in an upright position on the left side valve cover of the engine.
16. Remove the vacuum supply hose to the vacuum booster at the check valve in the vacuum booster. Position the vacuum hose out of the way.
17. Remove the power steering fluid pressure hose and return hose from the steering gear.
18. Remove the 2 bolts attaching the left side of the steering gear to the crossmember.
19. Remove the 2 bolts attaching the steering gears right side mounting bracket to the crossmember.
20. Move the steering gear to clear the pressure and return lines.
21. Remove the bolts mounting the power steering hoses to the left frame rail.
22. Raise vehicle.
23. 300M only - The front fascia will require removal to access the power steering cooler. See Frames and Bumpers.
24. Remove the power steering fluid return hose from the power steering fluid cooler. Let the remaining power steering fluid drain out of the return hose and the power steering fluid cooler.
25. Lower the vehicle.
26. Remove the power steering fluid hoses from the vehicle. The power steering fluid hoses are removable from the back of the engine compartment.