F 350 4WD Pickup V8-351 5.8L VIN H EFI (1997)
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7. Remove the valve housing attaching bolts and identification tag. Lift the valve housing off the steering gear housing. Remove the valve housing,
piston assembly and steering gear sector shaft housing cover gasket. Discard the gasket.
8. With the piston held so the steering gear ball return guide faces up, remove the ball guide clamp screws and steering gear ball return guide clamp.
NOTE: If valve housing or the power steering gear input shaft seals are to be replaced, proceed to Step 11. If steering gear sector shaft housing oil
seal is to be replaced, refer to Steering Gear Housing Disassembly and Assembly. See: Steering Gear Housing Disassembly and Assembly Steering
gear worm ball must be removed if power steering gear input shaft seal is to be replaced.
9. With a finger over the opening in the steering gear ball return guide, turn the piston so the steering gear ball return guide faces down over a clean
container. Let the steering gear ball return guide drop into the container.
10. Rotate the power steering gear input shaft and control from stop to stop until all balls fall from the piston into the container. The power steering
gear input shaft and control can then be removed from the piston. Inspect the piston bore to make sure all steering gear worm balls have been
removed.
11. Install the power steering gear input shaft and control in the Bench Mounted Holding Fixture T57L-500-B, and loosen the Allen head race lock nut
screw from the valve housing.
