CR-V LX 4WD L4-1972cc 2.0L DOHC MFI (2000)
45. Hold the gearbox using a C-clamp as shown.
46. Grease the inside surface of the cylinder end, then install the cylinder end by screwing it into the cylinder.
47. Remove the C-clamp from the gearbox.
48. After tightening the cylinder end, stake the point of the cylinder shown below.
Stake the cylinder in the position opposite from where the stake was removed during disassembly.
NOTE: Go to step 54.
NOTE: Only reinstall the original 32 mm shim(s) when the steering gearbox is reassembled without replacing the pinion shaft, valve housing,
and gearbox housing with new ones.
If the pinion shaft, valve housing, and gearbox housing are replaced, select the new shim(s) as follows.
Shim selection:
Set the four 32 mm shims on the bearing surface of the gearbox housing. Total thickness of the four shims should equal no more than 0.70 mm.
Shim set: four 32 mm shims (Thickness: 0.10 mm, 0.15 mm, 0.20 mm, 0.25 mm respectively)
NOTE: The four 32 mm shims do not have thickness identification marks. Measure the thickness of each shim using a micrometer, and mark the
shim for identification.
