Power Steering Gear: Removing

-- Disconnect battery ground strap.

-- Pry off cover on sound damper with screwdriver.

-- Remove both mounting bolts (arrows).

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-- Disconnect both crankcase ventilation breather hoses on cylinder head covers, and remove.

-- Push sound damper back, lift up.

-- Disconnect vacuum hose and remove sound damper.

-- Remove strainer from brake fluid reservoir and draw brake fluid out of reservoir.

-- Disconnect hose line for clutch master cylinder from brake fluid reservoir.

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-- Remove check valve from brake booster.

-- Mark brake line connections from brake master cylinder to ABS hydraulic unit, corresponding to markings VA and HA on back of hydraulic unit, and remove.

-- Remove brake lines between ABS hydraulic unit, fittings -1- and -2-, and from brackets -4-.

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-- Carefully press brake line far enough toward front of vehicle so that it does not restrict removal of brake booster.

-- If applicable, disconnect bracket for vacuum unit from left valve cover and set aside.

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-- Remove left-side storage shelf under instrument panel.

-- Remove left footwell vent.

-- Remove cover for center electric panel and/or relay panel.

-- Disconnect center electric panel and/or relay panel and set aside.

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-- Remove bolt from brake booster clevis.

-- Carefully pull back sound deadening mat around pedal bracket and remove mounting nuts for pedal bracket.

-- Unclip fuel line from left side of instrument panel bracket and press toward front of vehicle.

-- Carefully remove brake booster, being careful not to bend fuel and brake line.

-- Remove mounting bolts for universal joint on steering gear pinion and steering column.

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-- Disconnect universal joint from steering gear pinion.

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-- Install hose clamps, Snap-On YA2850 or equivalent, on power steering return and pressure hoses.

-- Disconnect return and pressure hoses from rotary slide valve housing.

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-- Guide pressure hose upward.

-- Remove both tie rods with carrier.

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-- Cut off cable tie attaching right wheel housing wiring harness.

-- Remove right-side steering gear mounting bolt.

-- Unclip harness connector for left front ABS wheel speed sensor from bracket.

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-- Remove bracket from wheel housing.

-- Remove both front wheels.

-- Remove steering gear mounting bolts on left and right wheel housing.

-- Pull steering gear toward front of vehicle slightly until it is clear of instrument panel seal.

-- Push steering gear to left in left wheel housing hole so wiring harness can be pressed toward back on right side of steering gear and steering gear can be removed from opening in right wheelhousing (two technicians required).