Acura TSX / Honda Accord CL. Manual - part 717

Fig. 21: Slipping The Pressure Control Valve Back In The Pump Housing

17. Attach a hose (A) to the end of the pressure control valve (B) as shown. Then submerge the pressure

control valve in a container of power steering fluid or solvent (C), and blow in the hose.

If air bubbles leak through the valve at less than 98 kPa (1.0 kgf/cm

, 14.2 psi), replace the pump

as an assembly. The pressure control valve is not available separately.

If the pressure control valve is OK, set it aside for reassembly later.

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Fig. 22: Checking Pressure Control Valve

18. Inspect the ball bearing by rotating the outer race slowly. If you feel any play (axial or radial) or

roughness, remove the faulty ball bearing (A), and install a NEW one (B).

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Fig. 23: Replacing The Ball Bearing

19. Inspect each part shown with an asterisk in the Exploded View; if any of them are worn or damaged,

replace the pump as an assembly.

Reassembly

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20. Install the NEW pump seal (A) (with its grooved side facing in) into the pump housing (B) by hand first,

then drive it in using the special tools with until there is no step at the top of the pump seal, and the seal is
fully seated in the pump housing.

Fig. 24: Installing The NEW Pump Seal

21. Position the pump drive shaft (A) in the pump housing, then press it in with the appropriate size socket

wrench (B) as shown. Do not apply more than 1,370 N (140 kgf, 308 lbf) of pressure.

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