Power Steering Gear

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT

^ Tool Required:
- J 29107 Pitman Arm Puller

1. Pressure hose from steering gear (one union bolt).
2. Return hose from steering gear (one hose clamp).
3. Plug power steering hoses to keep fluid, from escaping.
4. Raise and suitably support vehicle.
5. Engine skid plate, if equipped (four bolts).
6. Mounting screws and splash shield from left inner wheel well.
7. Cotter pin and castle nut from center link ball joint.

Separating Pitman Arm From Center Link:

8. Separate pitman arm from center link using J 29107.

Lower Steering Shaft-To-Steering Gear Coupling:

9. Lower steering shaft from power steering gear by removing pinch bolt.
10. Two power steering gear mounting and one pilot bolt, removing steering gear from vehicle.
11. Mount steering gear in a table vise and remove sector shaft nut and pitman arm from steering gear.

INSTALL OR CONNECT

Installing Pitman Arm:

1. Pitman arm to power steering gear; secure with sector nut. Align matchmarks on sector shaft and pitman arm. Do not fully tighten sector nut at this time.

Steering Gear Mounting Bolts:

2. Power steering gear to vehicle; secure with two mounting and one pilot bolt.

Tighten
^ Power steering gear mounting and pilot bolts to 85 Nm (61.5 ft. lbs.).
^ Pitman arm sector shaft nut fully at this time to 130 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).

Lower Steering Shaft-To-Steering Gear Coupling:

3. Lower steering shaft to steering gear, aligning shaft flats at the coupling. Secure with pinch bolt.
4. Pitman arm to center link; secure with castle nut.

Tighten Center link-to-pitman arm castle nut to 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).

5. Cotter pin to center link.
6. Splash shield to left inner wheel well; secure with screws.
7. Engine skid plate, if equipped; secure with four bolts.

Tighten Engine skid plate bolts to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.).

8. Lower vehicle.
9. Unplug power steering fluid hoses.
10. Return hose to steering gear; secure with one hose clamp.
11. Pressure hose to steering gear; secure with one union bolt.

Tighten Power steering gear pressure hose union bolt to 40 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).

12. Add power steering fluid to reservoir and bleed power steering system. Refer to Checking and Adding Fluid and to Bleeding System.