Note: If you only need to remove the steering gear, unscrew the bracket mounting bolts and the bolt that secures the steering shaft to the worm shaft, slightly move the shaft with the bracket inside the passenger compartment and place a stand under the shaft so that it does not hang on the wires.
Remove the instrument panel and disconnect the plug connectors of the turn signal and headlight switch from the plug connectors of the wire bundle.
Loosen the clamp securing the upper support pipe of the steering shaft and remove it together with the turn signal and headlight switch, having first unlocked the steering shaft from the anti-theft device.
Remove bracket 18 (see fig. 124), having first released it from the ignition switch. Remove the steering shaft seal.
Having unscrewed the bolt securing the steering shaft to the worm shaft, the shaft is removed into the car body. Then, using puller A.47035 (see fig. 128) press out the ball joints of the steering rods from the holes of the steering knuckle. Remove the steering gear housing.
Note: When removing the steering gear, mark the number and placement of washers between the side member and the housing so that they can be installed in their original place when installing the housing. This is necessary to maintain the alignment of the steering shaft and the worm shaft.
The installation of the steering gear is performed in the reverse order of removal. In this case, before tightening the bolts for fastening the steering gear housing and the shaft bracket, temporarily put the steering wheel on the shaft and turn it 2 or 3 times to the left and to the right. In this case, the shaft and other parts take the correct position (self-installing) thanks to the oval holes on the crankcase and bracket.
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Note: You can separately assemble the steering shaft with the seal, bracket, ignition switch, turn signal and headlight switch, steering wheel and install this unit on the car.