RAM 1500 Van V8-5.2L VIN Y (1999)
Steering Gear: Service and Repair
Overhaul
Housing End Plug
DISASSEMBLY
Fig. 2
1. Rotate retaining ring until one end is under the hole in the housing. Unseat and force ring from groove.
2. Rotate stub shaft slowly COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to remove end plug out from housing.
CAUTION: Do not turn stub shaft any further than necessary. The recirculating balls will drop out of the rack piston circuit and fall inside the
rack piston chamber.
End Plug Components
3. Remove O-ring seal.