Gearbox Backlash Adjustment
- Remove the steering gearbox assembly. Refer to POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING)>Electric Power Steering Gearbox>REMOVAL .
- Loosen the lock nut and adjusting screw.
Preparation tool:
Lock nut: width across flat 38 mm (1.5 in) available monkey wrench
Adjusting screw: 12.7 mm sq (0.5 in sq) (drain plug socket, etc.)
- Apply a coat of grease to the sliding surface (B) of the pad pressure (a) and seating surface (C) of spring gearbox (b), and then insert the pad pressure (a) into steering body.
- Charge the adjusting screw (c) with grease (D), and then insert the spring gearbox (b) into adjusting screw. Then install on the steering body.
Preparation items:
Grease: Multemp AC-P
- Apply liquid gasket to 1/3 or more (A) of entire perimeter of adjusting screw thread (c).
Preparation items:
Liquid gasket: THREE BOND 1324G
- Tighten the adjusting screw to 35 N.m (3.6 kgf-m, 25.8 ft-lb), then loosen it.
- Tighten the adjusting screw to 6 N.m (0.6 kgf-m, 4.4 ft-lb).
- Loosen the adjusting screw by 17°.
- While fixing the adjusting screw, tighten the lock nuts.
Tightening torque:
45 N.m (4.6 kgf-m, 33.2 ft-lb)