Power Steering Motor: Service and Repair

EPS Motor Removal and Installation

Removal

NOTE: Do not allow dust, dirt, or other foreign materials to enter the steering gearbox.

1. Remove the steering gearbox.
2. Remove the connector bracket (A).





3. Remove the EPS motor angle sensor 6P connector (B), the EPS motor 1P connector (C), the EPS motor 2P connector (D), and the clip (E) from the connector bracket.
4. Remove the heat shield (A) and the EPS motor (B) from the steering gearbox, then remove the O-ring (C) and discard it.





Installation

1. Clean the mating surface of the EPS motor (A) and the steering gearbox.





2. Apply a thin coat of silicone grease to the new O-ring (B), and carefully fit it on the EPS motor.
3. Apply grease (Shell steering gear grease or Honda's equivalent steering gear grease) into the EPS motor shaft (C).
4. Install the EPS motor on the steering gearbox by engaging the EPS motor shaft and the worm shaft (D).
5. Before tightening the bolts, turn the EPS motor two or three times to the right and left about 45 degrees. Make sure the EPS motor is evenly seated on the steering gearbox, and that the O-ring is not pinched between the mating surfaces.
6. Install the heat shield, and in two or more steps, alternately tighten the three bolts on the steering gearbox to the specified torque.
7. Install the EPS motor angle sensor 6P connector (A), the EPS motor 1P connector (B), the EPS motor 2P connector (C), and the clip (D) to the connector bracket(E).





8. Install the connector bracket.
9. Finish the installation, make sure the EPS motor and the EPS wires are not caught or pinched by any parts.
10. Install the steering gearbox.