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Repair and Service Manual
B
B
FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING
Read all of Section B and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to Notices, Cautions, Warnings and Dangers.
To access the pinion seal, remove rack and pinion unit
from vehicle. “Rack and Pinion Unit Replacement” on
page H-15 Anchor in vice by clamping on the mounting
ears of the rack and pinion unit.
Slide a small straight blade screwdriver between lip of
seal and pinion and pry top portion of seal up to remove
(Ref. Fig. 16).
Fig. 16 Pinion Seal Replacement
Use screwdriver to lift inner portion of seal up and off
pinion.
Check pinion surface for roughness and sand lightly if
needed.
Wipe bore clean and lubricate pinion and lip of seal with
grease.
The bore has a positive stop to correctly locate the seal dur-
ing installation.
Place seal over pinion and tap carefully with socket and
hammer to start seal straight in bore. Drive seal fully
into bore until it stops and wipe clean of any excess
grease.
Attach rack and pinion unit to front axle. “Rack and Pin-
ion Unit Replacement” on page H-15.
Spindle Replacement
Tool List
Qty.
Needle Nose Pliers...................................................... 1
Wrench, 11/16" ............................................................ 1
Ball Joint Separator ..................................................... 1
Plastic Faced Hammer ................................................ 1
Wrench, 3/4"................................................................ 1
Socket, 3/4" ................................................................. 1
Socket, 11/16" ............................................................. 1
Torque Wrench, ft. lbs.................................................. 1
The spindle bearings are designed to be used “dry”.
Lubrication attracts dirt and will ruin the bearings. Do
not apply grease to the spindle bearings.
Loosen front wheel. Lift and support front of vehicle per
SAFETY section and remove front wheel.
If vehicle is equipped with front disc brakes, remove
caliper by removing bolts (1) and washers (2) (Ref. Fig.
17). Secure the caliper with a length of wire, cord or
wire tie to relieve any tension that would be created by
the caliper hanging from the brake line.
Fig. 17 Removing Brake Caliper
To remove tie rod, loosen lock nut (2) until tie rod ball
joint (3) threads are protected (Ref. Fig. 18). Using a
ball joint separator as a lever, apply pressure to ball
joint and tap nut with plastic faced hammer to release
tie rod from spindle arm (4). Remove nut from tie rod
and tie rod from spindle arm.
If removing passenger side spindle, repeat previous
step for rack ball joint.
Remove lock nut (5) and washer (7) from bolt (6) and
discard nut. Pull bolt (6) and washer (8) from spindle
and separate spindle from axle. Remove thrust washer
(9) and king pin tube (10) from spindle.
Spindle installation is the reverse order of disassembly.
Lip of
Seal
NOTICE
1
2
