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 INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
5. DISCONNECT RH AND LH TIE ROD ENDS
6. DISCONNECT PRESSURE FEED TUBE Remove the union bolt and gasket.
7. DISCONNECT RETURN TUBE Remove the union bolt and 2 gaskets.
8. DISCONNECT PPS SOLENOID CONNECTOR
9. SC400: DISCONNECT TUBE CLAMP
Remove the bolt.
10. REMOVE BRACKET AND GROMMET
Remove the 2 bolts and nuts.
11. REMOVE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY
Remove the 2 bolts and nuts.

INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL PS GEAR ASSEMBLY
Torque the 2 gear assembly set bolts and nuts.
Torque: 76 Nm (770 kgf-cm, 56 ft. lbs.)
2. INSTALL BRACKET AND GROMMET
Torque the 2 bolts and nuts.
Torque: 76 Nm (770 kgf-cm, 56 ft. lbs.)
3. SC400: CONNECT TUBE CLAMP
Tighten the bolt.
4. CONNECT PPS SOLENOID CONNECTOR
5. CONNECT RETURN TUBE
Torque the union bolt with a new gasket on each side of the tube.
Torque: 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.)
6. CONNECT PRESSURE FEED TUBE
Torque the union bolt with a new gasket.
Torque: 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.)
7. CONNECT RH AND LH TIE ROD ENDS
8. CONNECT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
9. PLACE FRONT WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD

HINT: Do it with the front of the vehicle jacked up.

10. CENTER SPIRAL CABLE
11. 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.
12. BLEED POWER STEERING SYSTEM
13. CHECK STEERING WHEEL CENTER POINT
14. TORQUE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT
Torque: 35 Nm (360 kgf-cm, 26 ft. lbs.)
15. INSTALL STEERING WHEEL PAD
16. CHECK FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT