Crown Victoria V8-281 4.6L SFI (1998)
2. Remove power steering gear sector shaft dust seal using Puller T58L-101-B. Discard the seal.
3. Remove power steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal in the same manner. Discard the steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal.
NOTE: The bearing is not a separately serviceable item; it is part of the steering gear housing.
ASSEMBLY
1. Lubricate the new steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal and power steering gear sector shaft dust seal with clean Multi-Purpose Grease
DOAZ-19584-AA or equivalent meeting Ford specifications ESB-M1C93-A and ESR-M1C159-A.
2. Apply Multi-Purpose Grease DOAZ-19584-AA or equivalent meeting Ford specifications ESB-M1C93-A and ESR-M1C159-A to the sector shaft
seal bore.
3. Place the new power steering gear sector shaft dust seal on Sector Shaft Seal Replacer T77L-3576-A so the raised lip of the power steering gear
sector shaft dust seal is toward the tool.
3. Place the steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal on the tool with lip away from the tool. The flat back side of the steering gear sector shaft
housing oil seal should be against the flat side of the power steering gear sector shaft dust seal.
4. Insert the Sector Shaft Seal Replacer T77L-3576-A into the sector shaft bore and drive the tool until the steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal
and power steering gear sector shaft dust seal clear the snap ring groove.
CAUTION: Do not bottom steering gear sector shaft housing oil seal and power steering gear sector shaft dust seal against bearing. The seal will
not function properly when bottomed against the bearing.
5. Install snap ring in the groove in the steering gear housing.
Disassembly
1. Remove steering gear.
2. Hold the steering gear upside down over a drain pan and cycle the power steering gear input shaft and control from stop-to-stop several times to
drain the fluid from the steering gear.
3. Using mounting pads for support, secure the steering gear in Bench Mounted Holding Fixture T57L-500-B.
4. Remove the locknut from the adjusting screw.
5. Turn the power steering gear input shaft and control to either stop, then back approximately 1-5/8 turns to center the steering gear.
