Removal & Installation (Protege)
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support front of vehicle. Remove front wheel assemblies. Remove engine undercover. Remove cotter pins and castle nuts from tie rod ends.
- Using Puller Set (49-T028-3A0), separate tie rod ends from steering knuckles. Remove splash shield. Remove set plate and boot.
- Mark steering column intermediate shaft-to-steering column gear pinion for installation purposes. Remove steering column intermediate shaft-to-steering gear pinion shaft bolt. Disconnect pressure pipe and return hose from steering gear. See Fig 1
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- On M/T, remove mounting nuts and bolts from extension bar and control rod. Remove extension rod and control rod. Remove engine mount bolt No. 1. Remove steering gear and linkage from vehicle.
- To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten bolts and nuts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
. Tighten steering gear mounting nuts in sequence: left rear, right rear, left front, right front. Fill and bleed power steering system. Check and adjust front wheel alignment. See WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES article in WHEEL ALIGNMENT section.
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