Taurus V6-182 3.0L (1987)
9 o'clock starting position, if necessary, until pinion flat ends up in 6 o'clock position with rack pushed in to full left turn stop.
15.
Install tie rod assembly to rack but do not tighten.
16.
Coat yoke at rack contact surface with steering gear grease C3AZ-19578-A or equivalent. Also fill groove on the same surface with grease. Install
yoke, yoke spring and yoke plug. Tighten plug until most of the play in the rack is taken out. Do not set yoke mesh load at this time.
17.
Check pinion shaft flat position with gear centered. Gear is on center when pinion is an equal number of turns from each stop. If flat is not
in the 3 o'clock position within 10°, remove right tie rod assembly and go back to step 14. Do not remove yoke plug when repeating Step
14. The pinion only has 4 teeth, so the flat can only be in one of 4 positions, 90° apart.
18.
Remove yoke plug and restart the threads {1-2} to 1 turn. Apply 3 drops of hydraulic sealant to plug threads equally spaced.
19.
Tighten yoke to 40 inch lbs.
20.
With tool No. T86P-3504-B or equivalent, slowly turn pinion {1-2}turn in each direction from center and return to center. Repeat twice and check
peak torque within {1-4} turn of center. The peak torque must be a minimum of 15 inch lbs. in both directions. If peak torque is not within limits,
inspect yoke bore threads for burrs and repeat procedure.
21.
Back off the yoke plug {]1-4} turn.
22.
Measure pinion torque across center to ensure it is 4.6---13.2 inch lbs.
23.
Stake plug in three places equally spaced. Each stake should be midway between original stakes.
24.
Pack steering gear grease into space above needle bearing between input shaft and housing, about {2-3} full. Leave room for input shaft seal to be
installed.
25.
Coat new input shaft seal lip with multi-purpose long-life lubricant C1AZ-19590-B or equivalent. Press seal in with tool No. T81P-3504-Y or
equivalent size washer ({5-8} to {3-4} ID), using hand pressure. Inspect seal to verify that it is flush with top of housing and is not twisted.
26.
Stake pinion plug in two places midway between original stakes.
27.
Fill the plastic dirt extruder with long life lubricant C1AZ-19590-B or equivalent and hand install until bottomed on gear housing. Use a twisting
motion to force the dirt excluder onto the larger ground diameter. Wipe off excess grease and inspect dirt extruder to ensure that it is located on
the larger (ground) outer diameter of the input shaft and bottomed on the housing.
28.
Install new tie rods. Install bellows and clamps. Refer to ``Tie Rods & Bellows'' for installation.
29.
Install jam nuts and tie rod ends.
Tie Rod Ends, Bellows & Ball Joint Sockets
Fig. 3 Removing roll pin from ball socket
