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AssemblingtheSteeringGearBox
1.Ifremoved,installthebushingsintothegearboxcoverandthegearbox
plate.Makesurethatthebushingangeisfullyseated.
2.ApplyMolilgreaseXHPhightemperaturegrease(orequivalent)tothe
bearingsurfacesoftheangebushings.
3.Ifthebearingswereremovedfromthepiniongearshaft:
A.Presstherstbearingontotheshaftbyapplyingpressuretotheinner
bearingrace.
B.Slidethespacertubeontothepinionshaftandthenpresssecondbearing
ontoshaftbyapplyingpressuretotheinnerbearingrace.
C.Installtheretainingringtosecurethebearingstothepiniongearshaft.
4.Slidethepiniongearassemblyintothesteeringcoverandsecurethe
assemblywiththeretainingring.
5.ApplyMolilgreaseXHPhightemperaturegrease(orequivalent)tothepinion
gearandsectorgearteeth,andtothesectorgearbearingsurfaces.
6.Installthesectorgearintothegearboxcovermakingsuretoalignthesector
gearandpiniongearteeth.
7.FillthegearboxcoverwithMolilgreaseXHPhightemperaturegrease(or
equivalent).
8.Installtheshim(s),gasket,andthegearboxplatetothegearboxcover.
9.Securethegearboxplatetothecoverwiththepreviouslyremovedfasteners.
Tightenthefastenersinacrossingpatternfrom20to25N·m(175to225
in-lb).
10.Afterassemblingthegearbox,makesurethatsectorgearhasminimalend
playinthecoverandplateassembly.Checkthatthepinionshaftrotates
freely.Themaximuminputtorquetorotatethepinionshaftmustbeless
than0.56N·m(5in-lb).Ifnecessary,addorremoveshimstoadjustthe
endplayandinputtorque.
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