3500 4x4 Pickup V8-360 5.9L Magnum (1996)
Rack Piston End Plug Removal
4. Remove rack piston end plug. Tap plug as necessary using a hammer and brass drift.
5. Loosen sector shaft adjusting screw locknut.
6. Remove four side cover attaching bolts and lock washers.
7. Turn side cover until rack piston and sector teeth are visible.
8. Turn stub shaft until sector is centered in housing opening.
9. Remove side cover and sector shaft from housing by tapping end of sector shaft with a rubber mallet.
Rack Piston Removal
10. Install tool No. C-4175, or equivalent, into rack piston bore with pilot of tool seated in end of worm.
11. Turn stub shaft counterclockwise while holding tool tightly against worm forcing the rack piston onto the tool.
12. Remove rack piston from housing, keeping the ball retainer tool in place to hold balls in position.
13. Remove adjuster plug locknut.