1500 4x2 Pickup V8-5.2L CNG VIN T (1996)
Valve Body Installation In Housing
4. Valve body is fully seated when oil return hole in housing is uncovered.
5. Install O-ring on adjuster plug.
6. Install adjuster plug assembly in housing until it seats against valve body.
7. Push rack piston with teeth facing sector shaft opening until ball retaining tool contacts wormshaft.
8. Holding ball retaining tool against end of wormshaft, thread rack piston onto worm by rotating stub shaft counterclockwise.
9. Remove ball retaining tool when rack piston is completely threaded on wormshaft.
10. Coat new sector shaft O-ring with grease to hold it in place, then position O-ring in side cover.
11. Move rack piston until teeth are centered in sector shaft opening.
12. Install sector shaft and side cover so sector shaft center tooth is centered with tooth gap at center of rack piston.
13. Install side cover bolts, lock washers and rack piston plug.
14. Install new housing end cover O-ring, end cover and retaining ring.
15. Adjust wormshaft thrust bearing preload and overcenter preload.
Housing End Plug
The content of this article reflects changes called for in TSB 26-01-97.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Unseat and remove retaining ring from groove with a punch through the hole in the end of the housing.
2. Slowly rotate stub shaft with 12 point socket COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to force the end plug out from housing.
