Steering Gear: Testing and Inspection

GEARBOX

- With vehicle placed on a level surface, turn the steering wheel 90 degree in both the right and left directions.





- While the steering wheel is being rotated, reach under the vehicle and check for looseness in gearbox.

Tightening torque: 59 Nm (6.0 kgf-m, 43.4 ft-lb)

- Check the boot for damage, cracks or deterioration.
- With the vehicle on a level surface, quickly turn the steering wheel to the right and left.
- While the steering wheel is being rotated, check the gear backlash. If any unusual noise is noticed, adjust the gear backlash in the following manner.

- Tighten the adjusting screw to 9.8 Nm (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 ft-lb) and then loosen.
- Retighten the adjusting screw to 4.9 Nm (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb) and then loosen.
- Retighten the adjusting screw to 4.9 Nm (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb) and back off 26 degrees.





- Apply liquid packing to at least 1/3 of entire perimeter of adjusting screw thread.
- Install the lock nut. While holding the adjusting screw with a wrench, tighten the lock nut using ST.
- ST 32005191 SPANNER

Tightening torque (Lock nut): 39 Nm (4.0 kgf-m, 29 ft-lb)

- Hold the adjusting screw with a wrench to prevent it from turning, while tightening the lock nut.

GEARBOX BOOTS





- Inspect both sides of gearbox boots as follows, and correct the defects if necessary.
- (A) and (B) positions of gearbox boot are fitted correspondingly in (A) and (B) grooves of gearbox and the rod (C).
- Clips are fitted outside of (A) and (B) positions of boot.
- Boot does not have cracks or holes.

NOTE: Rotate (B) the position of gearbox boot against twist of it produced by adjustment of toe-in, etc.