The steering gear is removed for replacement or repair, for replacing the steering rods or damaged protective covers.
Place the car on an inspection pit or lift.
Put the parking brake on and install wheel chocks under the rear wheels.
Set the steering wheel to the position of straight-line movement of the car.
In the engine compartment, unscrew the clamping bolt of the terminal connection of the upper and lower intermediate shafts
Press out the pins of the ball ends of the steering rods from the bosses of the steering arms
Unscrew the nuts securing the pipelines and move the pipelines to the side.
We seal the holes of the tubes and the mechanism with suitable plugs or cellophane.
We unscrew the two bolts securing the steering gear to the crossmember and take out the bolts
We unscrew the nut of the lower bolt of the bracket securing the steering gear to the front suspension crossmember
Hold the bolt from turning with the second key
Remove the bolt from the hole in the bracket and crossbar.
Also unscrew the nut of the upper bolt and take out the bolt
Unscrew the clamping bolt of the terminal connection of the lower intermediate shaft and the steering gear pinion shaft and disconnect the intermediate shaft from the mechanism
Install the parts in the reverse order.
When installing the steering gear, make sure that the rack is in the middle (neutral) position.
Align the marks on the steering gear housing (the mold connector mark) and on the pinion shaft tail cover (protrusion).
Tightening torque of the steering gear mounting bolts is 110-125 Nm, the nuts of the steering gear mounting bracket bolts are 22-25 Nm, the bolts of the intermediate shaft terminal connections and the intermediate shaft with the steering gear pinion shaft tail are 26-30 Nm.
Bleeding air from the hydraulic system (article – Replacing and bleeding fluid in the power steering).
Checking and, if necessary, adjusting the installation angles of the front wheels.