Integra LS Coupe L4-1834cc 1.8L DOHC MFI (1997)
45. Install a puller yoke to the steering gearbox, then clamp the puller yoke in a vise with soft jaws as shown.
46. Grease the inside surface of the cylinder end, then install the cylinder end by screwing it into the cylinder housing.
47. After tightening the cylinder end, stake the point of the cylinder housing shown below.
NOTE: Stake in the cylinder in the position opposite from where the stake was removed during disassembly.
48. Select the 32 mm shim(s).
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:
a. 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, 0.25 mm respectively)
CAUTION: 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.
b. Install the valve body unit on the gearbox, and tighten the flange bolts to the specified torque.
