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ENGINE SPEED SENSING POWER STEERING — Boot Removal Note (Locknut, Tie-rod end boot) / Installation Note

N-18prose procedure
Continued from N-17

Locknut

Mark the tie-rod end, the locknut, and the tie rod.

Tie-rod end boot

Tie-rod end boot (Removal)

  1. 1
    Secure the tie-rod end ball joint in a vise.
    Line drawing of a hand holding a chisel against the tie-rod end boot, which is secured in a vise, with the chisel held at the angle shown to remove the boot by tapping with a hammer.
  2. 2
    Place a chisel against the boot and hold it at the angle shown.
  3. 3
    Remove the boot by tapping it with a hammer.

Installation Note

Tie-rod end boot

Tie-rod end boot (Installation)

  1. 1
    Wipe the grease off the tie-rod end ball joint.
    Line drawing of the SST 49 1243 785 pressing a new dust boot onto the tie-rod end ball joint, which is set on a press base. The threaded ball-joint stud points upward.
  2. 2
    Put a small amount of lithium-based grease into a new dust boot.
  3. 3
    Install the dust boot onto the tie-rod end ball joint by using the SST and a press.
  4. 4
    Wipe away any excess grease.
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