Honda CRX silhouetteCRX

Steering Gearbox - Overhaul

11-56prose procedure
Continued from 11-55

Overhaul

  1. 1
    Remove the control unit as described on page 11-47.
  2. 2
    Carefully clamp the gearbox in a vise with soft jaws.
  3. 3
    Loosen the bands, pull the boots away from the ends of the gearbox, and unbend the tie-rod lock washers. Hold the rack with a 22 mm wrench, and unscrew the tie-rods with a 17 mm wrench.
    Tie-rod end disconnected from the rack with the boot pulled away from the end of the gearbox, showing the rack, tie-rod and boot.
  4. 4
    Push the right end of the rack back into the cylinder housing so the smooth surface that rides against the seal won't be damaged.
    Right end of the steering rack pushed back into the cylinder housing; arrow shows the push direction. Labels identify the cylinder and steering rack.
  5. 5
    Loosen the rack screw lock nut, and remove the rack guide screw.
    Exploded view of the rack guide assembly removed from the gear housing, with the rack guide, spring, rack guide screw and lock nut shown in order.
  6. 6
    Remove the 28 mm snap ring from the bottom of the gear housing.
    Bottom of the gear housing showing the 28 mm snap ring being removed.
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