Contents: Removal ⇊ To install: ⇊
Removal
1. Raise and securely support the front of the vehicle. Double check that the mount is secure.
2. Remove the steering joint cover and casing. Unscrew the bolt and separate the steering shaft at the coupling.
3. Remove the front wheels.
4. Remove the cotter pins and loosen the castle nuts halfway on the ends of the tie rod. Using a ball joint puller, separate the ends of the rod. Once the joints are separated, remove the castle nut and pull the ends of the tie rod out of the steering knuckles.
5. Remove the center beam.
6. On vehicles with a manual transmission, disconnect the gear shift rod and extension from the clutch housing.
7. On vehicles with automatic transmission, remove the shift cable guide from the floor and pull the shift cable down manually.
8. Remove the nuts that connect the exhaust head pipe to the exhaust pipe and remove the exhaust pipe bracket. Move the exhaust pipe to the side.
9. Extend the rack fully to the right (simulating a left turn) and remove the crankcase brackets. Move the ends of the connecting rod fully to the right.
10. Lower the crankcase low enough to allow the end of the worm shaft to clear the hole in the frame bore, then rotate it forward until the shaft points rearward.
11. Move the crankcase to the right up to the left connecting rod, releasing the exhaust pipe, then lower it and remove it from the car to the left.
To install:
12. Install the rack by hand to the right (simulating a left turn). Install the rack by repeating the removal procedures in reverse order. Turn the rack so that the worm shaft passes through the hole in the frame channel.
13. Once positioned and centered, install the mounting brackets; tighten the bolts to 22 Nm.
14. Connect the exhaust pipe and install the brackets. Tighten the pipe nuts to 55 Nm and the bracket nuts to 22 Nm.
15. Connect the transmission controls.
16. Install the center beam. Tighten the beam bolts to 50 Nm.
17. Attach the tie rod ball joints, install the castle nut and install a new cotter pin.
18. Inside the vehicle, connect the steering shaft connector to the worm shaft. Tighten the base bolt to 30 Nm.
19. Install the front wheels and lower the car to the ground.
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