Power Steering Valve: Service and Repair

1. Remove battery and battery support.
2. Remove plastic clips securing metal shield to firewall, then remove shields.
3. Position power steering valve dust boot rearward toward firewall.
4. Remove steering column instrument panel support.
5. Disconnect steering column from power steering valve, then remove steering column.
6. Loosen power steering valve adjusting nut, then remove valve retaining bolts and the valve.
7. Reverse procedure to install. To adjust valve, torque adjusting nut to 8 ft.lbs. (1 N-m), then back off nut 1/4 turn. Secure adjusting nut by bending locknut tabs downward.