Steering Gear: Disassembly

Secure power steering gear assembly in vise. Secure the gear assembly on SST 09630-00014 (09631-00142) and clamp SST in a vise. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Securing Power Steering Gear Assembly
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Remove adjusting screw lock nut and seal washer. See Figure.
Remove side cover. See Fig 2.Remove the 4 bolts. Turn the cross shaft adjusting screw clockwise until the cover comes off. Remove the "O" ring from the cover.

Fig 2: Removing Side Cover
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Remove cross shaft. Using a plastic hammer, tap on the cross shaft and pull out the shaft. See Fig 3.

Fig 3: Removing Cross Shaft
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Remove power piston plunger guide nut, compression spring, power piston plunger and power piston plunger guide.Using a 10-mm hexagon wrench, remove the plunger guide nut. See Fig 4. Remove the "O" ring from the plunger guide nut.

Fig 4: Removing Plunger Guide Nut
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NOTE: Ensure that the worm gear does not come off the worm shaft.

Remove worm gear valve body assembly. See Fig 5. Remove the 4 bolts. Using SST 09616-00010, turn the valve body shaft clockwise with holding the worm gear by your finger so it cannot move. Pull out the valve body assembly. Remove the 2 "O" rings from the gear housing.

Fig 5: Removing Worm Gear Valve Body Assembly