Steering Gearbox Installation - Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual

Steering Gearbox
lnstallation
4 .
Slide the rack all the way to the right.
Pass the right side of the steering gearbox
assembly above and through the right side of the
rear Deam,
Hold the steering gearbox assembly 8nd slide the
rack all the way to the right.
Raise the left side ot the steering gearbox assembly
above and th.ough the left side ot the rear beam.
Loosely install the left and right mounting brackets
with the six mounting bolts,
Tighten the mounting bolts on the left mounting
bracket ti.st, then tighten the mounting bolts on
the right mounting brackets.
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LEFT MOU NNG
BRACKET
39 N.m
(3.9 kg-m, 28 lb-ftl
<Bight Sido:>
FGHT MOUNTING
TNACKET
AIR HO
CLAMP
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44 N.m
{4.4 kg-m, 32 lb-ft|
MOUNTIT{G
BRACKET
NOTE: The arrow on the
brscket points toward
the front.
39 l{.m
13.9 ks-m, 28 lb-ft)
17-134
7 . Position the steering rack center of its strokes.
Make sure that the cable reel of the driver's airbag
system is centered as follows:
a Turn the steering wheel left approx. l50
degrees, to check the cable reel position with
indicator.
a lf the cable reel is centered, the yellow gear
tooth lines up with the aljgnment mark on the
cover.
a Return the steering wheel right approx. 150
degrees to position the steering wheel to the
straight ahead position.
YELLOW
GEAR
9.
Slip the lower of the steering joint onto the pinion
shaft (line up the bolt hole with the groove around
the shaftl and loosely install the steering joint bolt.
NOTE:
a Connect the steering shatt and pinion when the
cable reel and steering rack are centered.
a Be sure that the steering joint bolt is securely in
the groove in the pinion shatt.
BOLT HOLE
STEERING JOINT
STEERING JOINT BOLT
22 N.m 12.2 kg-m, 16lb-ft)