- lift the hood of the car and, turning the wheels of the car to the right (left), remove the cotter pins of the nuts of the ball joints of the outer ends of the rods, then press the pins out of the levers of the steering knuckles, using the device A.47035;
- acting from inside the car body, unscrew the nut and remove the lower tension bolt of the cardan joint fork of the intermediate shaft 33 (see figure 113);
- remove the upper 35 and lower 40 steering column trim covers, disconnect the plug connector of the switch wires and the ignition switch;
- unscrew the bolts and nuts securing the bracket 34 of the steering column shaft to the body bracket and remove the bracket 34 together with the shafts 33 and 37 and the steering wheel 36, pulling them into the body interior;
- acting from the engine compartment side, unscrew the nuts securing the clamps 7 that secure the steering gear to the cross member 5 of the subframe, remove the clamps from the grooves of the brackets 8;
- disconnect the ground wire from the steering gear housing; move the steering gear forward until the drive pinion 15 exits the hole in the front of the body, while making sure that the seal 23 of the pinion is not damaged;
- remove the steering gear housing 6 together with the steering rod ends 3 and, pulling it towards the wheel.
The installation of the steering control is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following:
- before installing the steering mechanism, set the steering wheel spoke horizontally and align the marks A and B (see figure 113) on the boot and on the steering gear housing and in this position connect the intermediate shaft of the steering column with the shaft of the drive gear; in this case, pay attention that the rod of the locking bolt passes through the annular groove of the gear and the upper shaft. It is allowed to assemble the intermediate shaft with the gear with the steering wheel removed. Then, having aligned the marks A and B on the boot and on the steering gear housing, install the steering wheel, ensuring the horizontal position of its spoke;
- the nuts of the ball joint pins of the outer rod ends are cotter-pinned after tightening with a torque wrench. If the nut cutout does not coincide with the hole for the cotter pin, then the nut is tightened by an angle less than 60° to ensure cotter pinning;
- to facilitate the installation of brackets 8 (see figure 113) the rubber bushings of the steering gear supports are lubricated with a washer fluid.
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