If it is necessary to replace the steering rod as a set, the ball joint housing should also be replaced, since the housing is damaged when it is locked.
- Remove the cuff from the steering rod and from the side of the toothed rack housing. This requires cutting the cuff. On the other side of the cuff, pull back the two rubber rings securing the cuff to the steering rod.
- Move the cuff along the steering rod outward.
- Remove the ball joint housing from the steering control clamped in a vice. To loosen the ball joint, service stations use a special tool, but you can also try to do this with a pipe wrench. The ball joint's round housing fits quite tightly and, as already noted, must be replaced.
- Loosen the tie rod once it is released.
- To remove the steering tip, loosen the lock nut on the outside and unscrew the tip. At the same time, count the number of turns when turning.
- Screw on the new steering tip the same number of turns.
- Screw the new steering rod with the ball joint housing to the toothed rack and tighten the ball joint housing as much as possible with a pipe wrench.
- After this, lock the ball joint housing onto the toothed rack. Drive the bar located on the ball joint housing into the groove in the toothed rack, as shown in Figure 129, without crushing the metal.
Figure 129. Using a punch and a hammer, lock the housing on the steering rod in the groove of the toothed rack.
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- Lubricate the toothed rack with steering gear grease and install the cuff.
- Measure the length of the steering rod as shown in figure 125 place and adjust the length if it differs from 322 mm.
- Tighten the tie rod locknut to a torque of 60 Nm. Since the toe-in will still need to be checked or adjusted, tightening the locknut can be done afterward.