Adjusting Cover Assembly Note

Carefully move the rack so that the pinion is set to the center (neutral position) of the rack gear as shown.

Fig 1: Positioning Rack
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Install the roller component, needle roller, holder, dish springs, friction block, and the spring as shown.
Tighten the adjusting cover to 9.8 N.m (100 kgf.cm, 87 in.lbf), then loosen it 25°-45°. Use the SSTs to secure the adjusting cover and the locknut.
Tightening torque
1. 40-58 N.m (4.0-6.0 kgf.m, 29-43 ft.lbf)
Fig 2: Installing Roller Component
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Measure the starting torque of the pinion using the SST.
- If not as specified, repeat Steps 2 and 3.
Fig 3: Measuring Starting Torque Of Pinion
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Standard
1. Center of rack +/-90° 1.0-1.1 N.m, (10-12 kgf.cm, 8.7-10.4 in.lbf)
Pull scale reading
1. 10-11 N (1.0-1.2 kgf, 2.2-2.4 lbf)