XK-8 Coupe (X100) V8-4.0L (AJ26) (1998)
Steering Gear Pinion Valve: Service and Repair
Pinion Valve Housing and Seal
Removal
1. Remove steering rack.
2. Place steering rack on a work bench.
3. CAUTION: To prevent the ingress of foreign particles into the steering rack, make sure the blanking plugs stay in position,
Clean exterior of steering rack.
4. Fit jaw protectors to a vice and position steering rack in the vice with the pinion housing uppermost.
Carefully tighten the vice-do not use excessive clamping force.
5. Drain residual fluid from steering rack.
Place a drain pan under steering rack.
Remove blanking plugs from pinion housing.
Rotate pinion shaft three times lock-to-lock, to dispel as much residual fluid as possible.
Fit blanking plugs.