Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Removal
Remove the air filter.
On vehicles with headlight washers, remove the headlight washer reservoir.
Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery.
Remove the holder from the steering gear housing, remove the two locking plates, the spacer and the steering rods with flat washers.
Remove the steering damper, if equipped.
Loosen the nut, remove the tie bolt and disconnect the steering shaft from the drive pinion shaft.
Loosen the nut of the tension bolt securing the flexible coupling flange to the steering shaft. Slide the flexible coupling up the shaft.
Unscrew the bolts securing the steering gear to the front shield and remove the steering gear through the niche of the right front wheel.
Installation
Set the rack to the position corresponding to straight-ahead movement, screw on and tighten the new self-locking nuts securing the steering gear to the front shield.
Turn the steering wheel so that the spokes are symmetrical and point downwards.
Attach the tie rods to the steering gear by placing flat washers between the inner tie rod ends and the slider.
Install the spacer and locking plates in place and secure them with a new holder, tighten the inner tie rod end mounting bolts to a torque of 11.0 kgf·m.
Slide the flexible coupling down the steering shaft, place the flexible coupling flange on the drive pinion shaft and tighten the new flange clamp bolt self-locking nut to a torque of 2.5 kgf·m.
Move the steering shaft upward until it stops in the ball bearing and, holding the shaft in this position, insert the tie bolt into the flange hole and tighten the new self-locking nut for fastening the bolts to a torque of 2.5 kgf·m.
Reinstall the steering shock absorber if it was removed.
Connect the wire to the negative terminal of the battery. On vehicles with headlight washers, install the headlight washer reservoir. Replace the air filter.
Make sure the steering is in the straight ahead position.
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