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Steering Gear|Service and Repair > < Quiet Valve Rack and Pinion Gear
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Steering Gear: Adjustments
Magnasteer Rack and Pinion Gear

Adjust

1. Loosen adjuster plug lock nut (15) and turn adjuster plug clockwise until it bottoms in gear assembly (30), then back off 50° - 70° (approximately

one flats).

2. Make adjustment with front wheels raised and steering wheel centered. Be sure to check returnability of the steering wheel to center after

adjustment.

3. Lock nut (15) to adjuster plug.

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Tighten lock nut (15) to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.) while holding adjuster plug stationary.

Steering Gear|Service and Repair > < Quiet Valve Rack and Pinion Gear