Disassembly

Fig. 4 Steering gear assembly:

1. Referring to Fig. 4, loosen adjusting screw locknut and remove housing side cover by removing adjusting screw.
2. Loosen locknut and back off worm bearing adjuster several turns, then remove housing end cover and gasket.
3. Remove lower thrust bearing, steering shaft and upper bearing from housing.
4. Remove ball return guide clamps and guides from ball nut. Turn ball nut over and remove ball nut from steering shaft worm.