Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
NOTICE: Remove the steering wheel assembly before the steering gear removal, because there is possibility of breaking of the spiral cable.
1. PLACE FRONT WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD
2. REMOVE STEERING WHEEL PAD
3. REMOVE STEERING WHEEL
4. DISCONNECT RH AND LH TIE ROD ENDS
5. DISCONNECT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
6. DISCONNECT PRESSURE FEED AND RETURN TUBES
a. Pressure feed tube: Remove the union bolt and gasket.
b. Return tube: Remove the union bolt and 2 gaskets.
7. 2JZ-GE Engine: DISCONNECT TUBE CLAMP
Remove the bolt.
8. 1UZ-FE Engine: DISCONNECT 2 TUBE CLAMPS
Remove the bolt.
9. REMOVE PS GEAR ASSEMBLY
a. Disconnect the connector.
b. Remove the 4 gear assembly set bolts.
10. REMOVE BRACKET AND GROMMET
INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL GROMMET AND BRACKET
2. INSTALL PS GEAR ASSEMBLY
a. Torque the 4 gear assembly set bolts.
Torque: 65 Nm (660 kgf-cm, 48 ft. lbs.)
b. Connect the connector.
3. 2JZ-GE Engine: CONNECT TUBE CLAMP
Torque the bolt.
Torque: 5 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 48 inch lbs.)
4. lUZ-FE Engine: CONNECT 2 TUBE CLAMPS
Torque the bolt.
Torque: 5 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 48 inch lbs.)
5. CONNECT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
6. CONNECT PRESSURE FEED AND RETURN TUBES
a. Pressure feed tube:
Torque the union bolt over a new gaskets.
Torque: 42 Nm (430 kgf-cm, 31 ft. lbs.)
b. Return tube: Torque the union bolt with a new gasket on each side of the tube.
Torque: 42 Nm (430 kgf-cm, 31 ft. lbs.)
7. CONNECT RH AND LH TIE ROD ENDS
8. POSITION FRONT WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD
HINT: Do it with the front of the vehicle jacked up.
9. CENTER SPIRAL CABLE
10. INSTALL STEERING WHEEL
a. Align the matchmarks on the wheel and steering column main shaft.
b. Temporarily tighten the wheel set nut.
c. Connect the connector.
11. BLEED POWER STEERING SYSTEM
12. CHECK STEERING WHEEL CENTER POINT
13. TORQUE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT
Torque: 35 Nm (360 kgf-cm, 26 ft. lbs.)
14. INSTALL STEERING WHEEL PAD
15. CHECK FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT