Contents: Removal ⇊ Installation ⇊
Removal
1. Drain the fluid from the power steering circuit:
- a. Raise the power steering reservoir and disconnect the inlet hose.
- b. Attach a tube to the inlet hose and lower the other end into the container.
- c. Start the engine, turn the wheels in both directions until they stop. Once the fluid stops flowing from the tube, stop the engine immediately.
2. Set the wheels in the direction of straight driving. Lock the steering column by inserting the ignition key. Attach the inlet hose to the tank.
3. Disconnect the battery from ground. Work should begin within no less than three minutes.
4. Raise the vehicle.
5. On the driver's side, remove the steering shaft coupling housing and unscrew the coupling mounting bolts.
6. Remove the coupling by pushing it upwards along the column.
7. Remove the front wheels.
8. Press the steering rod ends out of the steering knuckles. To avoid damaging the threads, screw a nut onto the tie rod pin.
9. Remove the neutralizer by unscrewing the self-locking nuts. If necessary, disconnect the wiring from the oxygen sensor.
10. On CR-V and 4-cylinder Odyssey vehicles:
- a. Disconnect the return hose bracket on the rear subframe beam.
- b. Disconnect the pipes from the valve body on the steering gear and plug them. Route the tubes to the rear of the steering gear.
- c. Push the left inner rod to the right until it stops, holding the rod end.
- d. Remove the steering stiffener, then unscrew the right mounting bolts.
- e. Remove the steering gear from the steering gear shaft by pushing it downwards.
- f. Lower the rack until the steering shaft comes out of the hole in the frame.
- g. Move the steering rack to the right so that the left steering rod moves away from the subframe. Then push the rack down and remove it from the left side of the car.
11. On Odyssey V6 vehicles, do the following:
- a. Remove the front lower mud deflector.
- b. Disconnect the tube brackets from the front subframe.
- c. Loosen the union nut on the steering gear housing and disconnect the pipe.
- d. Remove the return hose clamp and remove the hose.
- e. Suspend the engine on hoists.
- f. Loosen the bolts securing the rear engine mount to the subframe.
- g. Remove the rear engine mount through bolt.
- h. Lift the engine mount bushing together with the bracket and insert the through bolt so that the bushing rests on this bolt and provides clearance between the subframe and the bushing bracket.
- i. Support the subframe by installing a jack and placing wooden blocks underneath. Select the slack in the tackle.
- j. Loosen the 4 subframe mounting bolts 30 mm from the subframe surface.
- k. Loosen the bolts and remove the front and rear subframe stiffener plates.
- l. Lower the subframe until it stops against the loosened bolts.
- m. Remove the clamp and bracket of the right tube.
- n. Remove the bolts and nuts on the left side of the steering gear.
- o. Move the steering gear to the left and remove it through the gap between the subframe and the body.
Installation
Caution! When installing the neutralizer, replace the gaskets and self-locking nuts.
The power steering pump is filled only with Genuine Honda Type-V power steering fluid. Using a different type of fluid will cause the power steering pump to fail.
12. Before installing the steering gear, move the rods to the right until they stop. Install the steering shaft boot. Align the cutout and protruding part of the boot with the valve body.
13. Install the steering gear in place, put on the shaft cover and insert the cover into the opening in the engine compartment wall.
14. On CR-V and 4-cylinder Odyssey models, do the following:.
- a. Tighten the mounting bolts to 39 Nm. Tighten the stiffener plate bolts to 43 Nm.
- b. Attach the hydraulic drive tubes to the valve. Tighten the inlet and outlet hose fittings to 37 Nm and 28 Nm, respectively.
- c. Install the neutralizer. Tighten the self-locking nuts to 22 Nm. Connect the oxygen sensor.
- d. Install the tie rod ends, first setting the inner rods to the position corresponding to driving in a straight line. Install the wheels.
- e. Make sure the links and wheels are set to the straight ahead position.
15. Center the air bag module coil using the procedure described above (see the order of removal - installation of the steering wheel).
16. On Odyssey V6 vehicles, do the following.
- a. Install the bolts and nuts on the left side of the steering gear.
- b. Install the hydraulic pressure pipe bracket and clamp.
- c. Use a jack to lift the subframe, install the subframe stiffening gussets and tighten the mounting bolts to a torque of 74 Nm.
- d. Tighten the 4 subframe mounting bolts to 103 Nm, remove the jack.
- e. Install the rear engine mount and tighten the subframe mounting bolts to 39 Nm. Tighten the mount bushing through bolt to 83 Nm. Remove the engine support hoists.
17. Further assembly is carried out in reverse order, taking into account the following.
- a. Replace the gaskets and nuts securing the neutralizer.
- b. When installing the coupling connecting the steering gear shaft and the steering shaft, align the hole in the coupling for the lock bolt with the flat of the steering gear shaft. When tightening, the bolt should enter the groove of the steering gear shaft. Make sure that the splines of the coupling engage the splines of both shafts. Tighten the coupling bolts to 30 Nm. If the centered position of the spiral and steering wheel is disturbed after installing the coupling, reinstall the lower part of the coupling in the splines of the steering gear shaft.
- c. On CR-V and Odyssey 4-cylinder models, tighten the crown nuts of the tie rod tip to a torque of 40-48 Nm. If necessary, rotate them to install the cotter pins.
- d. Bleed the power steering circuit.
- e. Check for any fluid leaks from the power steering circuit.
- f. Make sure that the position of the steering wheel spokes matches the position of the wheels. If necessary, adjust by rotating the left and right tie rod ends equally.