Power Steering Gear

Power Steering Gear

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Hose clamp (3094)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Ball joint puller (T10187)

Removing


Before starting work, stabilizer bars must be coupled in vehicles with separable stabilizer bars. Otherwise, there is the danger of injury caused by unintentional coupling.

- Remove wheels.

- Pinch off intake line and return line using hose clamps.

- Loosen nut of track rod ball joint, but do not unscrew yet.


To protect thread, screw nut on pin a few turns.

- Press off tie rod end from wheel bearing housing with (T10187), and then remove nut.





- Remove the left tie rod from the steering gear.

- Remove bracket for hydraulic lines - 1 -.





- Remove pressure line and return line - 2 - from steering gear.

- Rotate steering gear toward left until stop.

- If present, remove shielding plate - A - from steering gear (2 bolts).





- Remove bolt - B - for universal joint at steering gear and remove universal joint from steering gear.

- Remove heat shield - 1 -.





- Remove the steering gear bolts.

- Slide steering gear to right side of vehicle - direction of arrow 1 -.





- Move the steering gear downward on the left side.

- Remove steering gear downward toward left side of vehicle - direction of arrow 2 -.

Installing

Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

- Bleed steering system. Refer to => [ Power Steering System, Bleeding ] Service and Repair.

- Check steering system for leaks. Refer to => [ Steering System, Checking for Leaks ] Component Tests and General Diagnostics.

- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off, if necessary. Refer to Maintenance Booklet 17.1, Power-assisted steering: Check oil level.

- After installation, a vehicle alignment must be performed. Refer to => [ Wheel Alignment ] Wheel Alignment.

- Perform basic setting for Steering Angle Sensor (G85).

Tightening Specifications