Steering Gear Bellows: Removal

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On vehicles with steering damper, unbend lockplate with pliers (never with hammer) in order to avoid damaging rack and bearing. Insert rack as far as possible. Unscrew tie rod using special tool (32 2 110). See Fig 1.
On vehicles with steering damper, remove damper holder. Loosen both clamping straps and remove sleeve.
On vehicles without steering damper, loosen clamping straps and pull off bellows. See Fig 2.
On vehicles without steering damper, unbend lockplate with pliers (never with hammer) in order to avoid damaging rack and bearing. Insert rack as far as possible. Unscrew tie rod using special tool (32 2 110). See Fig 3.

Fig 1: Unscrewing Tie Rod

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Fig 2: Pulling Off Bellows

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Fig 3: Unscrewing Tie Rod

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