Sable V6-3.0L VIN U (1999)
Steering Gear: Service and Repair
Replacement
Removal
1. Open hood.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.
3. From inside vehicle, remove nuts retaining steering column tube boot to cowl panel.
4. Remove bolt retaining steering column intermediate shaft coupling to steering column lower yoke.
5. Position steering column tube boot out of the way. Remove pinch bolt retaining steering column intermediate shaft coupling to power rack and
pinion steering gear and remove steering column intermediate shaft coupling.
6. Raise vehicle on a twin post hoist and remove front wheel and tire assemblies.
7. Remove exhaust system flex tube-to-dual converter Y-pipe attachment. Disconnect heated oxygen sensor wiring harness. Remove dual converter
Y pipe from vehicle.
8. Support vehicle with jack stands under rear edge of front sub-frame.
9. Remove tie rod cotter pins and nuts, and remove tie rod end from RH front wheel knuckle and LH front wheel knuckle.
10. Remove tie rod end from front wheel spindle tie rod. Mark position of jam nut to maintain alignment.
