Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual

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STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY
ble steering gear lubricant. Fill long end of housing bly. Under such circumstances, the bellows will be
with approximately 1 oz. steering gear lubricant.
drawn inward and jam into the rack teeth.
3. Reassemble pinion shaft into gear assembly so that
spline in pinion shaft meshes with twelfth tooth of
the rack. Use pinion mounting sleeve J-21712 during
installation of pinion shaft to avoid damage to “0”
ring in pinion bushing. When reassembling pinion
shaft into gear housing, be sure that pinion is so
positioned that bolt hole in pinion shaft flexible cou-
pling is on top and parallel to the rack. See Figure
2. Insert long toothless end of rack into short end of
housing until rack ends (A) protrude equally out of
both ends of housing. See Figure
Figure Steering Gear Housing With Rack
Check to insure that three air channels of sintered
metal bushing are not obstructed by lubricant. If air
channels are blocked, a vacuum condition in the bel-
lows may result during operation of the
gear
SPECIFICATIONS
Tightening Specifications
Part
Location
Bolt
Nut
Nut
Nut
Bolt
Bolt
N u t
Nut
Nut
4. Reassemble special washer, flat washer, and new
pinion nut onto pinion shaft. Torque pinion nut to 11
Do not exceed torque due to possibility of jam-
ming gear.
5. Place sintered bronze shell into steering gear hous-
ing and till adjusting hole with suitable steering gear
lubricant.
6. Reassemble thrust spring, adjuster screw and lock-
nut on gear assembly. Torque locknut to 43
7. Screw ball stud of the axial joint together with stop
plate onto both ends of the rack. Torque to 47
Counterhold rack with open-end wrench.
8. Slide rubber bellows onto axial joint and steering
gear housing. Attach rubber bellows with loose
clamp and clamping wire. Check that rubber bellows
is not twisted.
Flexible Coupling Clamp
Flexible Coupling Clamp (1 900 Manta)
Tie R o d Ball Connects to Rack . . . . . .
Ball Stud Axial Joint to R a c k ( 1 9 0 0 M a n t a )
Tie R o d Lock Nut (1900 Manta) . . . . . .
Steering Gear Housing to Front Suspension
Crossmember
Steering Gear Housing to Front Suspension
Crossmember (1 900 Manta)
Adjusting Screw Lock Nut .
Pinion . . .
Tie Rod to Steering Arm . .
Torque
4 3
4 7
49
18
29
4 3