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Engine Speed Sensing Power Steering — Oil Seal / Snap Ring / Locknut / Housing Cover

N-40prose procedure

Engine speed sensing power steering — pinion oil seal seating, snap ring, pinion locknut, housing cover.

Continued from N-39

Oil seal (continued)

  1. 4
    (4) Tap the oil seal in with the SST until the snap ring installation groove in the housing is just visible.
    Line drawing of tapping the oil seal in with the SST until the snap ring installation groove in the housing is just visible. Tool label '49 G032 308' is shown.

14. Snap ring

  1. 1
    Install the new snap ring.
    Line drawing of installing the new snap ring with snap-ring pliers into the ring groove of the housing.
  2. 2
    Verify that the snap ring is correctly seated in the ring groove of the housing.

15. Locknut

  1. 1
    (1) Temporarily install the tie rod on the tube side of the rack.
    Line drawing of installing and tightening the locknut on the pinion shaft with the housing inverted and the tie rod temporarily installed on the tube side.
  2. 2
    (2) Invert the housing and install the locknut on the pinion shaft. Turn it until the tie rod contacts the tube.
  3. 3
    (3) Tighten the locknut.
Tightening torque (locknut)
392 - 481N·m

16. Housing cover

  1. 1
    (1) Apply thread sealant to the housing cover threads.
    Line drawing of installing the housing cover and tightening it. The lower picture shows staking between the rack housing and housing cover with a center punch.
  2. 2
    (2) Install the housing cover.
  3. 3
    (3) Stake between the rack housing and housing cover at two points with a center punch.
    Line drawing of staking between the rack housing and housing cover at two points with a center punch.
Tightening torque (housing cover)
530 - 667N·m
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