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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION STEERING GEAR REMOVAL (1) Place the front wheels in the straight ahead position with the steering wheel centered. (2) Disconnect and cap the fluid hoses from steer- ing gear. (3) Remove the column coupler shaft from the gear. (4) Remove pitman arm from gear. remove the gear (Fig. 1). INSTALLATION (1) Install steering gear (and bracket) on the frame rail and tighten bolts to 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.). (2) Align the column coupler shaft to steering gear. Install a new pinch bolt and tighten to 49 N·m (36 (3) Align and install the pitman arm and tighten nut to 251 N·m (185 ft. lbs.). (4) Connect fluid hoses to steering gear and tighten to 28 N·m (21 ft. lbs.). (5) Fill power steering system to proper level. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY HOUSING END PLUG DISASSEMBLY (1) Unseat and remove retaining ring from groove with a punch through the hole in the end of the (2) Slowly rotate stub shaft with 12 point socket COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to force the end plug out CAUTION: Do not turn stub shaft any further than (3) Remove O-ring from the housing (Fig. 3). ASSEMBLY (1) Lubricate O-ring with power steering fluid and install into the housing. (2) Install end plug by tapping the plug lightly with a plastic mallet into the housing. (3) Install retaining ring so one end of the ring covers the housing access hole (Fig. 4). PITMAN SHAFT/SEALS/BEARING DISASSEMBLY (1) Clean exposed end of pitman shaft and housing with a wire brush. (2) Remove preload adjuster nut (Fig. 5). Fig. 1 Steering Gear Mounting (LHD) 1 – FRAME Fig. 2 End Plug Retaining Ring 1 – RETAINING RING 19 - 12 STEERING XJ |