3.
Drain the power steering fluid.
Remove the front wheel & tire.
Tightening torque :
90 ~ 110N.m (9.0 ~ 11.0kgf.m, 65 ~ 80lb-ft)
Remove the under cover.
Drain the power steering fluid.
Remove the tie rod end ball joint (C) from the knuckle by using the SST (09568-34000).
Remove the split pin (A).
Remove the castle nut (B).
Use the SST (09568-34000).
Tightening torque :
23.5 ~ 33.3N.m (2.4 ~ 3.4kgf.m, 19.4 ~ 24.6lb-ft)
When using SST, be sure not to damage the dust cover of lower arm ball joint.
Keep SST tied to the car because there is a risk of injury by dropping the SST during removing the lower arm ball joint.
The peripheral parts may be damaged when removing the lower arm ball joint with a general tool such as lever, so be sure to use SST.
Disconnect the stabilizer link with the front strut assembly by loosening the nut.
Tightening torque :
100 ~ 120 N.m(10.0 ~ 12.0 Kgf.m, 72~87 lb-ft)
Remove the split pin and tie rod end nut from the knuckle.
Tightening torque :
35 ~ 45N.m (3.5 ~ 4.5kgf.m, 25 ~ 32lb-ft)
Remove the split pin and front lower arm mounting bolt from the knuckle.
Tightening torque :
100 ~ 120 N.m(10.0 ~ 12.0 Kgf.m, 72~87 lb-ft)
Remove the front lower arm from the front knuckle using the SST (0K545-A9100).
After removing bolts from the front knuckle, install and tighten the sub body bolt (A) .
Input the sub body (A) between the front knuckle and the sub body bolt.
Tighten bolt (B) of the sub body bolt to broaden the gap of the front knuckle.
Install the safe wire (A).
Install a safe wire on the front strut to prevent dropping the SST and hurting technicians.
Install the main body, between the front strut and the lower arm.
To avoid the main body coming off, install a fixing clamp (A) beside the main body.
After installing a fixing clamp, rotate the handle (B) clock wise till the clamp is fixed on a lower arm.
Tighten a main body bolt (A) of the slowly and remove the lower arm from the front knuckle.
Remove the rubber hanger.
Loosen the roll stopper bolt & nut.
Tightening torque :
80 ~ 110 N.m(8.0 ~ 11.0 Kgf.m, 58~80 lb-ft)
Loosen the mounting bolt.
Tightening torque :
50 ~ 65 N.m(5.0 ~ 6.5 Kgf.m, 36~49 lb-ft)
Put SST(09624-38000) on the jack (A) then fix bolts (B-2ea).
Tightening torque :
140 ~ 160 N.m(14.0 ~ 16.0 Kgf.m, 101~116 lb-ft)
Sub frame (A) as using SST(09624-38000) then remove bolt and nut.
Remove the heat protector.
Remove the steering gear box by loosening the steering gear box mounting bolt.
Tightening torque :
90 ~ 110N.m (9.0 ~ 11.0kgf.m, 65 ~ 80lb-ft)
Installation is the reverse of the removal.
Refil the power steering fluid and bleed the air.
Check the wheel Alignment.
(Refer to Suspension System - "Alignment")
Remove the tie rod end (B) from the tie rod (A).
Remove the dust cover (B) from the ball joint (A).
Remove the bellows band (A).
Remove the bellows clip (A).
Pull the bellows out toward the tie rod.
Check for rust on the rack when the bellows are replaced.
Remove the feed tube(A) from the rack housing.
While moving the rack slowly, drain the fluid from the rack housing.
Unstake the tab washer (A) which fixes the tie rod (B) and rack (C) with a chisel.
Remove the tie rod (B) from the rack (A).
Remove the tie rod (B) from the rack (A), taking care not to twist the rack.
Remove the yoke plug locking nut (A).
Remove the yoke plug (B) with a 14mm socket (A).
Lock nut tightening toque :
49.0 ~ 68.6 N.m (5.0 ~ 7.0 kgf.m, 36.2 ~ 50.6 lb-ft)
Yoke plug support and rack bar clearance :
0.08mm max at center
0.1 mm max at off center
Yoke plug apply sealant packing (Specified sealant : 3 bond - 1141E or Equivalent)
Remove the lock nut (D), yoke plug (C), rack support spring (B) and rack support yoke (A) from the gear box.
When the end of the circlip comes out of the notchedhole of the housing rack cylinder, turn the rack stopper (A) clockwise and remove the circlip.
Be careful not to damage the rack.
When the end of the circlip comes out of the notched hole (A) of the housing rack cylinder, turn the rack stopper (B) counterclockwise and remove the circlip.
Be careful not to damage the rack.
Remove the rack bushing and rack from the rack housing.
Remove the O-ring(A) from the rack bushing (B).
Remove the oil seal (B) from the rack bushing (A).
Remove the valve body (A) from the valve body housing (B) with a soft hammer.
Using the special tool, remove the oil seal and ballbearing from the valve body housing.
Remove the oil seal and O-ring from the rack housing.
Be careful not to damage the pinion valve cylinderinside of the rack housing.
Using the special tool (09573-33100, 09555-21000),remove the oil seal (A) from the rack housing.
Be careful not to damage the rack cylinder insideof the rack housing.
Rack
Check for rack tooth face damage or wear.
Check for oil seal contact surface damage.
Check for rack bending or twisting.
Check for oil seal ring damage or wear.
Check for oil seal damage or wear.
Pinion valve
Check for pinion gear tooth face damage or wear.
Check for oil seal contact surface damage.
Check for seal ring damage or wear.
Check for oil seal damage or wear.
Bearing
Check for seizure or abnormal noise during abearing rotation.
Check for excessive play.
Check for missing needle bearing rollers.
Others
Check for damage of the rack housing cylinder bore.
Check for boot damage, cracking or aging.
