Honda CRX silhouetteCRX

Steering Rack / Cylinder Assembly

11-65prose procedure
  1. 43
    Install the cylinder spring over the rack, then coat the rack bushing A with power steering fluid and install it on the spring.
    Vertical exploded view showing the special tool cylinder end seal guide, rack bushing A, cylinder spring, and the end of the steering rack stacked in assembly order.
  2. 44
    Grease the special tool and slip it onto the end of the steering rack.
  3. 45
    Coat the inside surface of the cylinder with power steering fluid and install the cylinder end seal with its grooved side facing out.
    Cylinder end seal installation: the cylinder end seal at left next to the cylinder housing, with a magnified detail circle showing the grooves and the cylinder end seal seated in the cylinder housing.
  4. 46
    Install the O-ring and back-up ring on the gear housing.
    Cylinder positioned on the gear/cylinder housing showing the cylinder end seal guide special tool at top, the cylinder housing, the cylinder bolts, and the O-ring at the base.
  5. 47
    Carefully position the cylinder on the gear housing and loosely install with four bolts.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the end seal in the cylinder housing.
  6. 48
    Remove the special tool from the steering rack.
  7. 49
    Insert the steering rack into the cylinder housing, being careful not to damage the steering rack sliding surface.
    Inserting the steering rack into the cylinder housing; arrow shows the rack sliding into the housing.
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