B2300 SE Regular Cab 2WD L4-2.3L VIN A (1997)
6. Install one spacer tool over the input shaft. Slowly install Sizing Tool T75L-3517-A4, or equivalent over the valve sleeve end onto the valve
sleeve seals. Allow the sizing tool to sit over the seals for five minutes.
CAUTION: Do not bend the seals over while using the sizing tool.
7. Verify that the seals turn freely in the grooves.
Valve Housing (1)
1. Align the oil passage in the valve housing with the passage in the gear housing.
2. Place a new O-ring onto the passage hole of the gear housing.
3. Install the identification tag onto the housing.
4. Install, but do not tighten, the attaching bolts.
NOTE: The identification tag is to be installed under the upper right valve housing bolt.
Piston (8)
1. Place the piston on the bench with the ball guide holes facing up. Insert the worm-shaft into the piston so the first groove is in line with the
hole nearest the center of the piston.
2. Apply ATF Type-F (M2C33-F) or Dexron II to the new O-ring.
Sector shaft
1. Rotate the piston so the teeth are in the same plane as the sector shaft.
2. Position the sector shaft cover oil seal in the steering gear housing. Turn the input shaft to center the piston.
3. Apply petroleum jelly or equivalent to the sector shaft journal, and position the sector shaft and cover assembly in the gear housing.
2. Adjust the mesh-load.
Steering Gear Housing
