Pressure

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove steering gear mounting bolts and lower power rack and pinion steering gear to gain access to hoses.
3. Remove power steering fitting at power steering pump.
4. Remove plastic power steering hose clip on rear sub-frame to secure power steering left turn pressure hose.
5. Remove intermediate fitting at pressure hose connection point near power rack and pinion steering gear.
6. Remove power steering left turn pressure hose.
7. Remove power steering pressure hose fitting at power rack and pinion steering gear.
8. Remove power steering pressure hose.

INSTALLATION
1. Position power steering pressure hose at power rack and pinion steering gear.
2. Install power steering pressure hose fitting at power rack and pinion steering gear. Tighten to 27-34 Nm (20-25 ft. lbs.).
3. Position power steering left turn pressure hose in originally installed position.
4. Connect power steering pressure hose and power steering left turn pressure hose at intermediate connection point at power rack and pinion steering gear. Tighten to 14-20 Nm (11-14 ft. lbs.).
5. Secure power steering left turn pressure hose to rear sub-frame with power steering hose clip.





6. Install power steering left turn pressure hose to fitting at power steering pump. Tighten to 57-73 Nm (43-53 ft. lbs.).
7. Position power rack and pinion steering gear and install steering gear mounting bolts. Tighten to 135-195 Nm (100-143 ft. lbs.).
8. Connect battery ground cable.
9. Fill the power steering pump reservoir with MERCON(r) Multi-Purpose (ATF) Transmission Fluid or equivalent.