Power Steering Gear: Disassembly

Remove the steering gear. See POWER STEERING GEAR . Secure the steering gear in a soft jaw vise with the indexing flat pointed down. See Fig 1. Rotate the power steering gear input shaft and control from stop to stop and then center the gear. See Fig 2. Remove the steering gear sector shaft housing cover bolts. See Fig 3.

Fig 1: View Of Steering Gear In A Soft Vise
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Fig 2: View Of Direction To Rotate Power Steering Input Shaft & Control
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Fig 3: Removing Steering Gear Sector Shaft Housing Cover Bolts
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Tap on the lower end of the steering gear sector shaft. See Fig 4. Remove the steering gear sector shaft. See Fig 5.

Fig 4: Locating Lower End Of Steering Gear Sector Shaft
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Fig 5: Removing Steering Gear Sector Shaft
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Remove the locking nut from the steering gear sector shaft adjustment screw. See Fig 6. Hold the steering gear sector shaft and rotate the steering gear sector shaft housing cover counterclockwise and remove the steering gear sector shaft housing cover. See Fig 7.

Fig 6: Identifying Locking Nut On Steering Gear Sector Shaft Adjustment Screw
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Fig 7: Removing Steering Gear Sector Shaft Housing Cover
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Remove the valve housing bolts and the identification tag. See Fig 8. Remove the valve housing and piston assembly. See Fig 9.

Fig 8: Locating Valve Housing Bolts & Identification Tag
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Fig 9: Removing Valve Housing & Piston Assembly
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Remove and discard the valve housing gasket. See Fig 10. Remove the steering gear ball return guide clamp bolts, guide clamp and guide. Rotate the piston over a container to collect the 28 ball bearings. See Fig 11.

Fig 10: Locating Valve Housing Gasket
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Fig 11: Removing Ball Bearings
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Remove the input shaft valve and housing assembly from the piston. See Fig 12. Remove and discard the Teflon® seal. See Fig 13.

Fig 12: Removing Input Shaft Valve & Housing Assembly From Piston
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Fig 13: Identifying Teflon® Seal
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Install the valve housing in Bench Mounted Holding Fixture (T57L-500-B). Loosen the steering gear Allen head race lock nut. See Fig 14. Use Adjuster and Locknut Wrench to remove the power steering gear race nut. See Fig 15.

Fig 14: Locating Steering Gear Allen Head Race Lock Nut
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Fig 15: Removing Power Steering Gear Race Nut
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Remove the power steering gear input shaft and control from the valve housing. See Fig 16.

Fig 16: Removing Power Steering Gear Input Shaft & Control From Valve Housing
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Rotate the valve housing with bench mounted holding fixture (T57L-500-B). Use Puller to remove the dust seal from the valve housing. See Fig 17. Remove the input shaft snap ring from the valve housing. See Fig 18.

Fig 17: Locating Valve Housing Dust Seal
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Fig 18: Removing Input Shaft Snap Ring From Valve Housing
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NOTE: The steering gear sector shaft bearing is not replaceable.

Fig 19: Removing Bearing & Steering Gear Sector Shaft Housing Oil Seal

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Fig 20: Locating Steering Gear Sector Shaft Dust Seal

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Rotate the valve housing with bench mounted holding fixture and use Input Shaft Bearing Seal Tool (T65P-3524-A) to remove the bearing and steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal. See Fig 19. Remove valve housing from bench mounted holding fixture. Install the steering gear housing in bench mounted holding fixture and remove the steering gear sector shaft dust seal from the sector shaft seal bore. See Fig 20.
Remove the snap ring and spacer. Fig 21. Use Puller to remove the sector shaft seal. See Fig 22.

Fig 21: Identifying Spacer & Snap Ring
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Fig 22: Removal Of Sector Shaft Seal
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