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Item 1: Steering Gear Shaft Removal Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
    CAUTION: Do not allow the intermediate shaft to rotate while it is disconnected from the gear or damage to the clockspring can occur. If there is evidence that the intermediate shaft has rotated, the clockspring must be removed and recentered. For additional information, refer to CLOCKSPRING CENTERING .
    Fig 1: Removing Steering Gear Shaft
    G03181173Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  1. Remove the lower steering column shaft pinch bolt. Position the lower steering column shaft aside.
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