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Rack Yoke Plug Preload

  1. Remove steering gear. See removal procedures for POWER RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Drain power steering fluid by rotating input shaft lock-to-lock twice, using Pinion Shaft Torque Adapter (T74P-3504-R).
  2. Place an INCH-lb. torque wrench on pinion shaft torque adapter and place on pinion shaft. Using Pinion Yoke Lock Nut Wrench (T78P-3504-H), loosen yoke plug lock nut. Loosen yoke plug using socket. Center rack by counting number of complete revolutions of input shaft and dividing by 2. Tighten yoke plug to 45-50 INCH lbs. (5.0-5.6 N.m).
  3. Back off yoke plug 1/8 turn (44 degrees minimum and 54 degrees maximum) until torque required to turn input shaft is 7-18 INCH lbs. (.78-2.03 N.m). Hold yoke plug and tighten yoke plug lock nut to 44-66 ft. lbs. (60-89 N.m). Do not allow yoke plug to move while tightening lock nut. Recheck input shaft torque after tightening lock nut.
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