RL V6-3474cc 3.5L (1998)
17. Move the special tool up and down several times to make the valve seal ring fit in the pinion shaft.
18. Remove the special tool.
19. Turn the special tool over, and set the smaller diameter end of the special tool over the valve seal ring. Move the special tool up and down
several times to make the valve seal ring fit snugly in the pinion shaft.
20. Apply power steering fluid to the surface of the pinion shaft. Assemble the sleeve over the pinion shaft by aligning the locating pin on the
inside of the sleeve with the cutout in the shaft. Then install the new snap ring securely in the pinion shaft groove.
NOTE:
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Be careful not to damage the valve seal ring when inserting the sleeve.
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Install the snap ring with its radiused side facing in.
21. Apply power steering fluid to the surface of the special tool. Set the new seal rings over the special tool from the smaller diameter end of the
tool, and expand the seal rings.
NOTE:
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Do not over-expand the seal ring. Install the resin seal rings with care so as not to damage them. After installation, be sure to contract the
seal rings using the special tool (sizing tool).
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There are two types of sleeve seal rings: black and brown. Do not mix the different types of sleeve seal rings as they are not compatible.
22. Set the special tool in the grooves in the sleeve, and set each ring in each groove securely.
NOTE: After installation, compress the seal rings with your fingers temporarily.
23. Apply power steering fluid to the seal rings on the sleeve, and to the entire inside surface of the special tool.
24. Insert the sleeve into the special tool slowly.
