1 – steering draft; 2 - steel clamp; 3 - protective cover; 4 - nut, 16–34 Nm; 5 – a tip of steering draft; 6 - clamp.
Withdrawal
Remove the steering gear, gear and tie rods from the vehicle as an assembly.
Disassembly
1. Fix the steering gear in a vise, the jaws of which are covered with soft material.
Warning! When fixing the steering gear in a vise, wrap the steering gear with a cloth and be careful not to damage it when squeezing the vise.
2. Loosen the clamp and remove the protective cover from the steering gear.
3. Using a chisel, remove the left tie rod nut.
Warning! If the gear rack must be removed, remove the left tie rod.
4. Move the rack all the way to the right and secure in a vise whose jaws are covered with soft material. Loosen the fastening and remove the left tie rod from the steering gear.
5. Remove the right tie rod by repeating steps 3 and 4.
Examination
1. Check steering drafts and tips of steering drafts on absence of damages or deformations.
2. Check protective covers for damage or distortion.
3. Check the torque required to turn the ball joint trunnion.
Torque required to rotate the ball joint trunnion: 2–5 Nm
4. Check the operation of the tie rod ball joint and axial play.
Assembly
1. After installing the steering rods, tighten the nuts of their fastening to the required torque and bend the collar of the nut into the keyway.
Tightening torque: 80–100 Nm
2. Fix a protective cover of steering draft with a metal collar.
Warning! The protective cover clamp must be installed after adjusting the toe of the front wheels.
3. Measure the transfer.
Full transmission travel: 134mm
Warning! The total travel of the transmission determines the maximum steering angle of the front wheels.
4. Adjust the tie rod length and tighten the lock nut.
- Tie Rod Length: 185.2mm
- Tightening torque: 50–55 Nm
Installation
Install the steering gear and tie rods as an assembly.