Steering Gear Bellows: Installation

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On vehicles with steering damper, mount new sleeve with new clamping straps. Replace lockplate. Turning lock (1) must engage in groove (2) of damper holder. See Fig 1. Bend lockplate with pliers and tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
On vehicles without steering damper, replace lockplate (A or B). If lockplate (B) (with spacer to limit steering angle) is installed, new lockplate must also be fitted with a spacer. See Fig 2.
On vehicles without steering damper, turning lock (1) must engage in groove (2) of rack. See Fig 3. Tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
On vehicles without steering damper, bend lockplate with pliers.

Fig 1: Replacing Lockplate

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Fig 2: Replacing Lockplate

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Fig 3: Engaging Turning Lock

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