Acura TSX / Honda Accord CL. Manual - part 211

Fig. 107: Inserting An Appropriate Size Deep Socket Wrench Onto The Steering Rack 

60. Install the cylinder end seal (B) into the bottom of the cylinder by pressing on the tool with a press. Do 

not push on the tool with excessive force as it may damage the cylinder end seal.  

61. Remove the tool, and center the steering rack. 

 

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62. Coat the sliding surface of the special tool (A) and NEW cylinder end seal (B) with power steering fluid. 

Place the seal on the special tool with its grooved side (C) facing opposite the special tool. 

Fig. 108: Placing The Seal On The Special Tool 

63. Coat the inside surface of the special tool and steering rack with power steering fluid, then install the 

cylinder end seal (A) onto the steering rack with its grooved side toward the cylinder. 

 

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Fig. 109: Installing The Cylinder End Seal Onto The Steering Rack 

64. Separate the cylinder end seal from the special tool, then remove the special tool.  

65. Push in the cylinder end seal with your finger. Be careful not to damage the face of the seal with the 

threads and burrs at the staked position of the cylinder housing.  

66. Hold the gearbox housing using a C-clamp (commercially available) (A) and wooden blocks (B). Do not 

clamp the cylinder part of the gearbox housing in the vise. 

 

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Fig. 110: Holding The Gearbox Housing Using A C-Clamp & Wooden Blocks 

67. Coat the inside surface of the cylinder end (A) with power steering fluid, then install the cylinder end by 

screwing it into the cylinder (B). Tighten the cylinder end to the specified torque. 

 

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