Mazda MX-3 silhouetteMX-3

ENGINE SPEED SENSING POWER STEERING

N-34prose procedure

Steering rack and oil seal at tube side

  1. 1
    Slide the SST over the rack from the gear housing side.
    Steering rack with SST slid over the rack from the gear housing side. Illustrates step 1 of 'Steering rack and oil seal at tube side'.
  2. 2
    Install the SSTs to the threaded part of the rack at the tube side.
    Two views of SSTs installed to the threaded part of the rack at the tube side to remove the oil seal by pulling out the rack.
  3. 3
    Remove the oil seal at the tube side by pulling out the rack.

Spacer, oil seal

  1. 1
    Insert the SST from the pinion housing side so that it contacts the spacer.
    SST inserted from the pinion housing side so that it contacts the spacer. Illustrates step 1 of 'Spacer, oil seal'.
  2. 2
    Set the SST against the SST inserted in step 1.
    SST set against the SST inserted in step 1, with the gear housing secured in a vise to remove the spacer and oil seal. Downward arrow shows pressing direction.
  3. 3
    Secure the gear housing in a vise.
  4. 4
    Remove the spacer and oil seal out of the housing.

Lower bearing

  1. 1
    Remove the lower bearing out of the housing with the SST.
    Lower bearing being removed out of the housing with the SST.
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