246—STEERING
CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
VALVE CONTROL SPACER
WORM CONNECTOR NUT
HOUSING HEAD
PISTON ASSEMBLY
CONTROL SPACER RETAINER
VALVE ROD'
53x813
Fig.
15—Removing Valve Control Spacer Seal Assembly
and Seal Retainer
piston rings from piston. With snap ring pliers,
remove lower piston rod snap ring and slide
lower piston rod from piston.
Use care not to bend valve piston rod and
slide valve assembly from piston assembly (Fig.
17).
Using a 14 inch straight punch, drive pis-
ton pin into upper piston rod flange, as shown
in Figure 18.
Use snap ring pliers and remove upper pis-
ton rod snap ring. Note position and construc-
tion of snap ring.
Remove upper piston rod from piston, as
shown in Figure 19. Using a wire hook, re-
move piston pin and "O" ring from piston rod
(Fig. 20). Make sure oil passage is open. In-
spect sealing surface on piston rod for being
scored. Remove two small valve rod "0" rings
from bore of upper piston rod (one in each
end).
Remove large upper piston rod "0" ring.
Remove lower piston rod "0" ring. Inspect
rack teeth and sealing surfaces on lower piston
rod.
UPPER PISTON ROD
HOUSING HEAD
53x815A
Fig.
16—Removing
and
Installing Housing Head
VALVE ASSEMBLY
53x819
Fig.
17—Removing
or
Installing Valve Piston
Rod
g. Removal of Relief Valve Assembly
Thread a %
6
inch 24 UNF bolt into threads
provided in plug (Fig. 21). Clamp bolt head in
vise and pull on lower piston rod to remove
plug. Should end plug be seized in rod, a fiber
hammer may be used to tap on retaining flange
of lower piston rod. Inspect piston for nicks
and burrs and make sure all oil passages are
open and free from dirt.
h. Disassembly of Steering Gear Housing
Inspect steering gear shaft needle bearing in
gear housing for broken or rough needles. If
it is necessary to remove needle bearing, use
puller Tool C-3333 (Fig. 22).
Use snap ring pliers to remove gear housing
cover snap ring (tapered) at bottom of hous-
ing. Remove housing cover and remove "0"
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Fig.
18—Removing Piston Pin
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