Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Removal
1. Raise the front of the vehicle so that the front wheels can turn.
2. Remove cotter pin 2 and unscrew nut 1 securing the ball joint of the longitudinal steering rod (figure 6.1).
3. Press the ball joint out of the rod using a puller.
4. Disconnect the pressure 4 and drain 5 pipes from the steering gear.
5. Press the cover 6 on the steering gear upwards.
6. Unscrew the lower bolt 7 on the steering shaft joint 8.
7. Remove the joint together with the steering shaft from the steering gear.
8. Place a mark (arrow C) on the steering gear housing so that it aligns with the mark (arrow B) or mark (arrow A) on the steering arm.
9. Unscrew bolts 9 with nuts from the frame.
10. Remove the steering gear 3 with the bracket.
Installation
11. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
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Figure 6.1. Removing and installing the steering gear: 1 - Nut; 2 - Cotter pin; 3 - Steering mechanism; 4, 5 - Pipelines; 6 - Cover; 7, 9 - Bolts; 8 - Steering shaft joint.