EXP L4-098 1.6L VIN 5 FI (1983)
Steering Gear: All Technical Service Bulletins
Rack and Pinion - Control Valve Removal Tool
Article No. 84-8-6
STEERING - POWER RACK & PINION CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL TOOL
FORD 1983 ESCORT, EXP
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1983 LYNX, LN7
The valve puller tool, T81P-3504-T, will not fit the input shaft of the power steering gear on vehicles built at the Wayne Assembly Plant between
September, 1982 and December, 1982. This makes removal of the valve and pinion assembly with the service tool impossible. The condition is caused
by an increased length of the input shaft above the bolt groove which prevents the tool cross pin from engaging the pinch bolt groove in the shaft.
Because the standard service tool will not fit the affected units, a special tool must be fabricated which will push the valve and pinion assembly from the
gear housing. This tool may be used for both in-vehicle services as described in TSB 83-12 and for bench services as described in the Shop Manual,
Volume C - Page 13-46-17.
