Note: When installing, use new steering gear mounting bolts and new steering linkage-to-steering gear bolt connecting plates. When connecting the hydraulic line pipe coupling, use new O-rings.
Removal
1. Proceed as described in points 1-3 Chapters 37.
2. Disconnect the hoses from the pipes at the left end of the steering gear. Be prepared for fluid to escape and plug the openings in the pipe and hose to prevent dirt from entering and further fluid loss.
3. To create sufficient space to remove the steering gear, remove, where applicable, the relay box mounted on the left side of the engine compartment (see Section 12).
4. Proceed as described in points 4-9 Chapters 37.
Bulkhead
5. Overhaul of the power steering gear is not recommended by the manufacturers.
6. Fluid leaks from brake pipe couplings can usually be corrected by replacing the coupling seals.
7. Replacing the protective cover is described in Chapter 36.
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8. Do not attempt to adjust the power steering.
9. For any damage to the steering gear, contact your Opel dealer.
Installation
10. Perform installation in reverse order, paying attention to the following.
11. Before installation, center the steering gear. To do this, count the number of turns of the gear shaft required to move the rack from one extreme position to another and turn the shaft from one of the extreme positions by half the counted turns. Note that you may have to remove the plugs from the ends of the pipes so that the rack can move.
12. When installing the steering gear clamps to the bulkhead, use new mounting bolts.
13. The connecting plate(s) of the bolts securing the steering rods to the steering gear must be replaced during installation.
14. Connect the flexible coupling to the steering gear shaft (centering the rack and steering wheel), so that the upper tie bolt is positioned horizontally (see point 1 Chapters 31).
15. When connecting the hose to the tube, replace the O-ring seal of the coupling.
16. Finally, top up the fluid level and bleed the hydraulic line as described in Section 1.
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