Honda CRX silhouetteCRX

Steering Gearbox - Overhaul (cont'd)

11-68prose procedure

Overhaul (cont'd)

  1. 58
    Install the gear housing cap carefully to avoid damaging or distorting lip of the seal, or distorting the seal spring.
    Installing the gear housing cap over the steering pinion on the gear housing.
  2. 59
    Remove the special tool.
  3. 60
    Tighten the four flange bolts.
    6 mm flange bolts: 11 N·m (1.1 kg-m, 8 lb-ft)
    Tightening the four 6 mm flange bolts securing the gear housing cap, with torque callout.
  4. 61
    Install the control valve unit on the gear housing.
    Control valve unit on the gear housing with exploded rack guide assembly: rack guide (greased), spring, rack guide screw, and lock nut.
  5. 62
    Coat the rack guide with grease.
  6. 63
    Install the rack guide, spring and rack guide screw on the gear housing.
  7. 64
    Tighten the rack guide screw until it compresses the spring and seats against the rack guide, then loosen it.
  8. 65
    Re-tighten it to 4 N·m (0.4 kg-m, 2.9 lb-ft), back off about 20° +5/-0 and install the lock nut on the rack guide screw.
  9. 66
    Tighten the lock nut while holding the rack guide screw with the special tool.
    Lock nut: 25 N·m (2.5 kg-m, 18 lb-ft)
    Tightening the lock nut while holding the rack guide screw with the steering gearbox lock nut wrench special tool.

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