Removal and Installation

STANZA




1. Raise and support front of vehicle and remove wheels.
2. Disconnect power steering hose clamp, then the hose at steering gear and drain fluid into a suitable container.
3. Disconnect side rod studs from steering knuckles.
4. On Pulsar and Sentra models, support transaxle with a suitable jack, then remove exhaust pipe and rear engine mounts, if necessary.
5. On all models, remove bolt securing lower joint to steering gear pinion and remove lower joint from pinion.
6. Remove steering gear attaching bolts and, on 1984-86 Stanza models, the cylinder tubes.
7. Remove steering gear and linkage assembly from vehicle.
8. Reverse procedure to install.

Fig. 17 Power steering gear replacement. Stanza Wagon:

STANZA WAGON

Refer to Fig. 17 for power steering gear replacement procedure on these models, noting the following:
1. Detach tie rod ball studs from steering knuckle arms using suitable tool.
2. Remove charcoal canister, exhaust pipe attaching nut and manual transaxle control linkage or automatic transaxle control cable.