Power Steering Gear Box: Inspection
- Inspect cross shaft bearing surface for peeling or pitting. Check stepped wear of adjusting bolt shank. Inspect for damage to gear teeth on cross shaft and rack-piston.
- Inspect for uneven wear of circulator rolling surface on rack-piston. Check for damage to balls. Inspect for peeling or pitting on thrust needle roller bearing, and on bearing surface of thrust plate of worm unit.
- Check ball rolling surface of worm shaft for peeling and sealing surface of input shaft for damage. If thrust bearing or thrust plate is defective, replace both as a set.
- Inspect valve housing for damage to seal ring-to-housing contact surface. Inspect "O" ring sealing surface of seal housing, valve housing and side cover.