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-ahead 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 levers
Unscrew the pipeline fastening nuts and move the pipelines to the side.
Seal the holes of the tubes and mechanism with suitable plugs or cellophane.
Unscrew the two bolts securing the steering gear to the crossmember and take out the bolts
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 remove 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 trace of the mold connector) and on the cover of the pinion shaft tailstock (protrusion).
Tightening torque of the steering gear mounting bolts 110-125 Nm, nuts of the steering gear mounting bracket bolts 22-25 Nm, bolts of the terminal connections of the intermediate shafts and the intermediate shaft with the tailstock of the steering gear pinion shaft 26-30 Nm.
We remove air from the hydraulic system (article - Replacing and bleeding fluid in the Gazelle Next power steering).
We check and, if necessary, adjust the installation angles of the front wheels.
