TL L5-2451cc 2.5L SOHC MFI (1997)
46. Install the special tool onto the end of the steering rack, then coat the special tool with power steering fluid.
47. Coat the inside surface of the new cylinder end seal with power steering fluid.
48. Install the cylinder end seal onto the steering rack with its grooved side toward the piston.
49. Remove the special tool, then push in the cylinder end seal with your finger.
NOTE: Take care not to damage the cylinder end seal with the threads and burrs at the staked position of the gearbox.
50. Install a puller yoke to the steering gearbox, then clamp the puller yoke in a vise with soft jaws as shown.
CAUTION: Do not clamp the cylinder housing.
51. Grease the inside surface of the cylinder end, then install the cylinder end by screwing it into the cylinder housing.
52. Remove the puller yoke from the steering gearbox.
53. After tightening the cylinder end, stake the point of the cylinder housing shown.
NOTE: Stake the cylinder in the position opposite from where the stake was removed during disassembly Stake point. Depth: 1.0 mm (0.04
inch)
