Steering Gearbox Adjustment
Serious burns may result if you touch any
cooling components when the cooling system is hot.
Manual Steering:
1. Loosen the rack guide screw locknut.
2. Tighten, loosen and retighten the rack guide screw
two times to 5 N.m (0.5 kg-m, 3.6 Ib-ft), then back
it off 15°.
RACK GUIDE SCREW
3. Tighten the locknut on the rack guide screw.
4. Check for tight or loose steering through the com-
plete turning travel.
5. Recheck steering effort.
RACK GUIDE SCREWLOCKNUT
68 N·m (6.8 kg-m, 49 Ib-ft)
CROW FOOT
LOCKNUT
Electrical Power Steering:
1. Loosen the rack guide screw locknut.
2. Tighten, loosen and retighten the rack guide screw
two times to 4 N·m (0.4 kg-m, 2.9 Ib-ft), then back
LOCKNUT
RACK GUIDE SCREW
3. Tighten the locknut on the rack guide screw with the
special tool.
4. Check for tight or loose steering through the com-
plete turning travel.
5. Recheck steering assist.
LOCKNUT
25 N.m (2.5 kg-m, 18 Ib-ft)
RACK GUIDE SCREW
LOCKNUT WRENCH. 40 mm
07916-SA50001
it off 20
WRENCH,
Serious burns may result if you touch any
cooling components when the cooling system is hot.
Manual Steering:
1. Loosen the rack guide screw locknut.
2. Tighten, loosen and retighten the rack guide screw
two times to 5 N.m (0.5 kg-m, 3.6 Ib-ft), then back
it off 15°.
RACK GUIDE SCREW
3. Tighten the locknut on the rack guide screw.
4. Check for tight or loose steering through the com-
plete turning travel.
5. Recheck steering effort.
RACK GUIDE SCREWLOCKNUT
68 N·m (6.8 kg-m, 49 Ib-ft)
CROW FOOT
LOCKNUT
Electrical Power Steering:
1. Loosen the rack guide screw locknut.
2. Tighten, loosen and retighten the rack guide screw
two times to 4 N·m (0.4 kg-m, 2.9 Ib-ft), then back
LOCKNUT
RACK GUIDE SCREW
3. Tighten the locknut on the rack guide screw with the
special tool.
4. Check for tight or loose steering through the com-
plete turning travel.
5. Recheck steering assist.
LOCKNUT
25 N.m (2.5 kg-m, 18 Ib-ft)
RACK GUIDE SCREW
LOCKNUT WRENCH. 40 mm
07916-SA50001
it off 20
WRENCH,