Fig. 14: Removing Cylinder End Stopper (Sienna)
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9. Using brass bar and hammer, tap rack and bushing out of housing. Remove bushing from rack. Remove
"O" ring from bushing. See
Fig. 13
. Press oil seal from rack housing.
Inspection
1. With rack mounted horizontally on "V" blocks, use dial indicator to measure rack runout. Runout should
not exceed .012" (.30 mm). Check rack and teeth for wear and damage. Replace rack if necessary.
2. If necessary, press oil seal and bearing from control valve housing. Coat NEW seal lip with power
steering fluid. Press seal into place. Ensure oil seal is facing same direction as removed.
3. Coat NEW bushing with molybdenum disulfide lithium-base grease. Using press, install bearing against
oil seal in rack housing.
4. If necessary, use brass bar and hammer to tap lower bearing out of rack housing. See
Fig. 12
. Turn
housing over, and use press to press upper bearing out of rack housing.
5. If necessary, use puller to remove oil seal from rack end bushing. See
Fig. 12
. Coat NEW oil seal lip
with power steering fluid. Press seal into bushing.
6. If necessary, use screwdriver to remove Teflon ring and "O" ring from steering rack. Coat NEW "O" ring
with power steering fluid. Install "O" ring. Carefully expand NEW Teflon ring by hand, only enough to
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1999-2000 STEERING Power Rack & Pinion - Trucks
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